PSALM 61 V 1.

SUPPLICATION, " Hear My Cry 0 God," King David had many experiences of sinning against God and crying out for forgiveness. He teaches us that while God is a just God, He is also merciful to those who love Him., PSALM 4 v I ; Hear me when I call 0 God of my righteousness, you have enlarged me when I was in distress, have mercy upon me and hear my prayer. PSALM 40 v I ; I waited patiently for the Lord and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry. God is ever willing to answer the prayers of the truly repentant sinner. PSALM 34 v 15 ; The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and His ears are open to his cry, We can rejoice that we have a God of love who wants to have a real fellowship with us. JEREMIAH 33 v 3 ; Call unto Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things which you know not. ISAIAH 65 v 24 ; And it shall come to pass that before they call I will answer and while they are yet speaking I will hear. V 2. DESPERATION, " From the ends of the earth I will cry unto You," There are times when God seems so far away because our sins or backsliding have caused Him to shut His ears. 2 CHRONICLES 6 v 21 ; Hearken therefore to the supplication of Your servant , and Your people Israel, which they shall make towards this place. Hear Thou from Your dwelling place even from heaven and when you hear forgive. PSALM 55 v 3 ; Cast your burden upon the Lord and He shall sustain you. He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. PSALM 57 v 1-2 ; Be merciful to me 0 God, be merciful to me. My soul trusts in you yes, in the shadow of Your wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be passed . I will cry unto God most High, unto God that performs all things for me. I wonder how many of us hide under the wings of God until the calamities are past and then proceed on our worldly way of life. V 2. " Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I." PSALM 62 v 5-8 My soul, wait only upon God, for my expectation is from Him. He only is my Rock and my salvation. He is my defence I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory, the Rock of my strength and my refuge is in God.. Trust in Him at all times. What a glorious encouragement are these verses to us. Have we reached a stage in our Christians lives when we too can say these verses in a meaningful way, We need to remind ourselves of the greatness of our God. - the sacrifice made for our redemption and the indwelling Holy Spirit in true worshippers of God V 3, DECLARATION> " For You have been a shelter for me.' PSALM 91 v 1-2 ; He that dwells in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I will trust. This is the type of declaration that is likely to bring the unsaved into the family of God. PSALM 84 v I I - 1 3 ; Truth shall spring out of the earth and righteousness shall look down from heaven. Yes the Lord shall give that which is good and our land shall yield her increase.. Righteousness shall go before Him and shall set us in the way of His steps. We cannot abide in His love if we are doing anything that displeases God. PSALM 84 v 4 ; Blessed are they that dwell in Your house, they will be still praising You, Joy, praise and adoration are the prized possessions of those who abide in God and Jesus Christ and follow the nudging of the Holy Spirit. JOHN 14 v 23; Jesus answered and said to him if a man love Me he will keep My words, and My Father will love him and we will come to him and make our abode with him. This will mean that our " Inner Temple " will have to be cleaned up that God may abide in us..

V 3. EXALTATION. " And a strong tower from the enemy." Nothing weak about this tower which is the refuge for the Christians when trials and tribulations beset us.. Tell it to Jesus, He understands you. hide not your faults and excuse not your sin For in the day of account He will greet you, not as you are from without, but from within. PSALM 62 v 8 ; Trust Him at all times, you people pour out your heart before Him God is a refuge for us. PSALM 50 v 14-15 ; Offer unto God thanksgiving and pay your vows unto the most High. And call upon Me in the day of trouble, I will deliver you and you shall glorify Me . Let us believe what God is saying and act upon His words and we shall rejoice and follow the Christian pathway to glory. V 4, MOTIVATION, " I will abide in Your tabernacle for ever." PSALM 41 v I 0- I I ; Fear not for I am with you, be not dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen, yes I will help you, yes I will uphold you with the right hand of My righteousness. Behold, all that were incensed against you shall be ashamed and confounded. They shall be as nothing and they that strive with you shall perish.. Where else can we go for genuine guidance and forgiveness of sins ? The book of psalms give us all the encouragement to keep close to God and our Redeemer for who else can bless us and fill us with Christian love for each other.. PSALM 23 v 4 ; Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me Your rod and Your staff they comfort me.. PSALM 5 v 11-12 ; Let all those that put their trust in You rejoice, let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them. Let them also that love Your name be joyful in You, For You Lord will bless the righteous, with favour will you compass him as with a shield. V 4. IDENTIFICATION, " I will trust in the covert of Your wings." The psalmist seems to have daily prayer to God, rejoices in His having access to the "Strong Tower " and shows others his love for his God. I wonder if our neighbours and workmates know that we have a mighty God and that Jesus is our Lord and Saviour.. David was known to his people as one who loved God We should not have to wear a uniform but rather let Christ be seen working out His purposes in us and through us to those people round about us. Far more satisfactory. PSALM 51 v 15 ; 0 Lord open my lips and my mouth shall show forth Thy praise. V 5, OBSERVATION, " For You 0 God have heard my vows." PSALM 22 v 22, 25 ; I will declare Your name unto my brethren in the midst of the congregation will I praise you.. v25 ; My praise shall be of You in the great congregation. I will pay my vows before them that fear Him. PSALM 27 v 4-6 ; One thing have I desired of the Lord, that I will seek after that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. to behold the beauty of the Lord and to enquire in His temple, For in the time of. trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion. In the secret of His tabernacle shall he hide me. He shall set me up upon a rock and now shall my head be lifted up above my enemies round about me. Therefore will I offer in His tabernacle sacrifices of joy. I will sing praises unto the Lord. Is it really too difficult to believe that which God says in His Scriptures ? V 5. REDEMPTION, "" You have given me the heritage of those that fear Your name." PSALM 72 v 12-14 ; For He shall deliver the needy when he crieth the poor also and he that has no helper. He shall spare the poor and needy and shall save the souls of the needy. He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence and precious shall their blood be in His sight. TITUS 2 v13-14 .; Looking for that blessed hope and glorious appearance of the great God and Saviour Jesus Christ., who gave Himself for us that He might redeem us from all iniquity and purify unto Himself a peculiar people zealous of works. People have a choice to follow Jesus and serve Him and go up to heaven in the rapture or serve satan and be into the lake of fire and brimstone. Why do so many people reject the Love of God and salvation

through Jesus Christ.? .ACTS 4 v 12; Neither is there salvation in any other for there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.. PSALM 68 v 3-4 ; But let the righteous be glad let them rejoice before God, yes let them exceedingly rejoice . Sing unto God, sing praises to His name. Extol Him that rides upon the heavens by His name Jah and rejoice before Him. V 6, EXPECTATION. " You will prolong the king's life." EPHESIANS 6 v 1-3 ; Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honour your father and your mother which is the first commandment with promise. That it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth. At the rapture of Christ's church the saints will receive a new resurrection body and live eternally with Christ , firstly in heaven and then on earth. DEUTERONOMY 4 v 40 ; You shall keep therefore His statutes and His commandments which I command you this day that it may go well with you and with your children after you. And that you may prolong your days upon the earth which the Lord your God gives you. V 7. CONDITION. " He shall abide before God for ever." David stated that he would abide before God for ever This was one of his vows in the congregation of the Lord.. PSALM 91 v 1-2 ; He that dwells in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty . I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in Him will I trust.. No room here for a backslider, David sinned like any other man but in his repentance He found forgiveness in God. To believe on Jesus Christ is to commit oneself to Him , believe His word and act upon it . The depth of his transgression found mercy in a compassionate God. PSALM 62 v 5-8 ; My soul wait thou only upon God, for my expectation is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation, He is my defence. I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory, the rock of my strength and my refuge is in God.. Trust in Him at all times ye people, pour out your heart before Him, God is a refuge for us. God can make us saints out of sinners and cleanse us from all sin. V 7, PRESERVATION. " 0 prepare mercy and truth which may preserve him. PSALM 62 v 1-2 ;; Truly my soul waits upon God, from Him comes my salvation. He only is my rock, He is my defence, I shall not be greatly moved. Trusting completely in God brings salvation and everlasting life, through Jesus Christ. Believing on him and continuing to meditate and act upon the Scriptures as revealed to us by the Holy Ghost, JOHN 5 v 24; Verily, verily I say unto you, he that hears my Word and believes on Him that sent me, has everlasting fife and shall not come into condemnation but is passed from death unto life. JUDE v 1 .; Jude the servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ and called. . . JUDE v 20-21, 24 ; But you beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, keeping yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. v 24 ; Now unto Now Him that is able to keep you from falling and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy. The promises of God is for those who are fully committed to Him and Jesus Christ. V 8, ADORATION, " So will I sing praise unto your name for ever." The Psalms are full of praise and adoration for God. We should be aware of the greatness of God and what He and Jesus Christ should mean to us. PSALM 30 v 1, vl2 ; I will extol You 0 Lord for You have lifted me up and have not made my foes to rejoice over me, v 12, To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent, 0 Lord my God. I will give thanks to You for ever. PSALM 9 v 1-2 ; I will praise You 0 Lord with my whole heart I will show forth all Your marvellous works . I will be glad and rejoice in You. I will sing praise to Your

name, 0 Thou most high.. PSALM 68 v 4, 19 ; Sing unto God, sing praises to His name. Extol Him that rides upon the heavens by His name Jab and rejoice before Him . v 19 ; Blessed be the Lord who daily loads us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Singing is good for the soul especially if it singing praises to God.. V 8; MANIFESTATION. "That I may daffy perform my vows." Keep in touch with God daily, in prayer and praise will build up the Christian's faith and God will bless those who have fellowship with Him. PSALM 116 v 1-2; 1 love the Lord because He has heard my voice and my supplications. Because he has inclined His ear unto me, therefore will I call upon Him as long as I live. Let the people see Christ in us working out His purposes through as and know that we are members of God's great family. PSALM I 1 8 v 28-29 ; You are my God and I will praise You, I will exalt You . 0 give thanks unto the Lord for He is good, for His mercy endures for ever. PSALM 138 v 1-2 . I will praise you with my whole heart, before the gods will I sing praises to You. I will worship towards Your holy temple and praise Your name for Your loving kindness and for Your truth. For You have magnified Your word above all Your name. So this psalm tells us of king David's faith and failures, and commitment to God, who answered his call for forgiveness. How happy the Christian would be if he could explain the love and assurance of God, as sincere as David did !. The heart would indeed rejoice and our adoration for God would flow sincerely and easily. Praise Him all you creatures here below Praise Him above you heavenly host. Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.