Praise for Deliverance.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
21 O Lord, in Your strength the king will be glad,
And in Your [a]salvation how greatly he will rejoice!
Praise for Deliverance is the title of Chapter 21
21 is made up of three sevens 3 x 7 = 21
3 is the number for the trinity; 7 is the number for completion
The trinity (Father, Son & Holy Spirit) will keep working until its complete
In Chapter 20, we had Prayer for Victory over Enemies
Prayer always proceeds Victory; apparently we get the victory in Chapter 21
Oh Lord in Your strength the king will be glad
o notice that it is in the Lord's strength that the king will be glad (not in his own)
o Notice it is in the Lord salvation (This is why he will greatly rejoice)
o So too we should be glad about the Lord's strength
o And we should rejoice greatly about his salvation
§ Does gladness and rejoicing describe your attitude today?
2 You have given him his heart’s desire,
And You have not withheld the request of his lips. [b]Selah.
To give one his hearts desire means God searched the heart and gave it – its deepest desire; this should be regarded as a great reward (unearned yet provided in love)
And you have withheld the request of his lips. Selah (which means think about it)
o The request of your lips are spoken words
o It is called prayer
o You pray; you believe; you receive (it’s a perfect math formula)
o Yet it only works when the heart is right with God
o Why doesn’t it always work?
§ Not abiding in Jesus (John 15:7)
§ Unbelief (Matthew 17:20-21)
§ Failure to Fast (Matthew 17:21)
§ A Bad Marriage Relationship (1 Peter 3:7)
§ Not Asking (James 4:2)
§ Selfish Praying (James 4:3)
§ Disobedience (1 John 3:22)
§ Not Praying in God's Will (1 John 5:14-15)
§ Unconfessed Sin (James 5:16)
§ Cold, Passionless Prayer (James 5:16-18; 2 Kings 20:5)
§ Prayerlessness and Lack of Persistence in Prayer (Luke 18:1-7; Psalm 55:17)
§ Sin Against Others (Matthew 5:23-24)
§ Lack of Unity (Matthew 18:19)
§ Not Praying in the Name of Jesus (John 14:13-14)
§ Pride (James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:5, Proverbs 3:34)
§ Lying and Deceitfulness (Psalm 17:1)
§ Lack of Bible Reading and Bible Teaching (Proverbs 28:9)
§ Trusting in the Length or Form of Prayer (Matthew 6:7)
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