Psalm 40- The Perfect Present! Series

Topic: Sunday Sermon Series – The Psalms of Christmas

Title: Psalm 40- The Perfect Present! (Part 1)

Text: Psalm 40

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

1 I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.

4 Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

5 Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,

8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.

10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.

13 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me.

14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.

16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified.

17 But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

Intro: Last Sunday I mentioned that gift giving is a big part of the Christmas celebration as you’ll recall, I mentioned that retailers are literally banking on it! In their attempt to convince shoppers to purchase from their company some advertisers are promoting their products under this guise:

Gift Ideas – The Perfect Christmas Gift For Her or Him!

And the array of gift suggestions are almost to numerous to name!

Anyway the claim of a perfect gift is quite presumptive! After all the world perfect means:

Perfect

1. Having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.

2. Excellent, absolute, complete beyond practical or theoretical improvement.

Anyway, I would like to suggest that the Psalm we just read has “hidden” within it – THE PERFECT PRESENT, THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ALL MEN, AND WOMAN, ANYWHERE, AND WHOEVER THEY MAY BE!

That is why – I’ve entitled today’s message….

Psalm 40 – A Portrait of the Perfect Present!

My proposition from this scripture text is…

A study of Psalm 40 will present to us the portrait of the absolutely, perfect gift that is available to all!!

Let’s begin by looking at first of all..

I. The Presenter of the Gift?

A) Person/paper that it is wrapped up in?

1. David.

Psalm 40 (KJV) For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

V1 I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

B) Perspective of this Psalm?

1. Content of the Psalm?

a) David?

b) God’s man!

Acts 13:22 After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.- NIV

c) He was so much so that He made:

2. Covenant with David:

2 Samuel 7:4 But that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying: 5 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says-NIV

2 Samuel 7:12 When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14a I will be his father, and he will be my son…-NIV