{"id":973,"date":"2012-04-26T05:37:22","date_gmt":"2012-04-26T12:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teach4god.com\/OTS\/?p=973"},"modified":"2014-04-02T05:23:17","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T12:23:17","slug":"psalm-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teach4god.com\/OTS\/2012\/04\/26\/psalm-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Psalm 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm%203&amp;version=NASB\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\">Psalm 3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\"> (See our study on <a title=\"Psalm 4\" href=\"https:\/\/teach4god.com\/OTS\/2012\/04\/27\/psalm-4\/\">Psalm 4<\/a> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/teach4god.com\/OTS\/2012\/04\/25\/2-samuel-15\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\">2 Samuel 15<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>These two psalms, three and four, are thought\u00a0to have been written\u00a0the same day. Psalm 3 was written\u00a0in the morning (5) while Psalm 4 was written in the evening (8).<\/p>\n<p>This psalm is written as a result of David\u2019s sin with Bathsheba (<span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teach4god.com\/OTS\/2012\/04\/19\/2-samuel-12\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\">see our study of 2 Samuel 12<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\"> read verse 11). As part of the consequences of David\u2019s sin, Absalom is in rebellion (see our study on the Consequences of David\u2019s Sin).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The psalm, like many others, can be outlined according to the pauses (<span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teach4god.com\/OTS\/2012\/02\/11\/introduction-to-the-psalms\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\">Selah<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>)<span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\"> presented.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Verses 1-2-Can you sense\u00a0the anguish of David\u2019s heart? He states that many have risen against him. He repeats &#8220;many&#8221; three times. When a word is repeated\u00a0three times, there is a purpose and many times there is a fourth )See Daniel\u2019s story of the fiery furnace(. Here the fourth &#8220;many&#8221; is obscured\u00a0in the word for &#8220;increased,&#8221; which is the same word used of Absalom\u2019s rebellion in 2 Samuel 15.12. The &#8220;many&#8221; are found in his son. Those around him are abashing\u00a0him and reminding him of his sin. Thus the phrase that he is being taunted with &#8220;There is no help for you in God.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Selah: Your turn. Who is it that taunts you and seeks to abash\u00a0you? Your number one enemy is Satan. He is at the ready to accuse you and to remind you of your sin. He is there to inform you that God does not love you and will not accept you because of your sin. Do you listen to him? Remember that he is a liar. He tells a partial truth, which is a lie, in order for you to believe the lie.\u00a0 <span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teach4god.com\/OTS\/2012\/02\/08\/1-samuel-17\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; color: #0000ff;\">See our study of 1 Samuel 17<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Verses 3-4-Although those around him state that God has nothing to do with him, David knows that God is his only source of help. He is his protection. There is no other help, except in God.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Selah: When times are tough and situations are deceptive, to whom do you turn? Do you turn first to your friends, your family, your finances, or do you turn to Him who alone answers and helps us in our time of need? God strengthens us and empowers us to do His good work despite the circumstances.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Verses 5-8-David\u2019s confidence is in God, no matter the odds against him. He can sleep the sleep of the righteous knowing that God is in control of all things. When David awakes, he begins his prayers again for God to rise up, as a warrior, to do battle for David through that day. David knew that his sin was a stain upon his nation. He asks God to bless the nation for God\u2019s glory, not his.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Selah: How often do you ask God to rid you of your enemies, those that oppose your walk with God? For whom do you do this? Is it for your comfort or for His glory? What is the focus of your prayer?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How often do you ask God to rid you of your enemies, those that oppose your walk with God? 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