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Psalms 57:1-7

(1) Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until [these] calamities be overpast. (2) I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth [all things] for me. (3) He shall send from heaven, and save me [from] the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth. (4) My soul [is] among lions: [and] I lie [even among] them that are set on fire, [even] the sons of men, whose teeth [are] spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. (5) Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [let] thy glory [be] above all the earth. (6) They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen [themselves]. Selah. (7) My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

I. There are 150 Psalms contained within the book of Psalms. Of those 150, David is contributed to about 73 with the possibility of it being 85. The remaining Psalms are authored by others, from Moses, Solomon, to Asaph and Korah. Regardless of the author the book of Psalms is the most read and quoted of scripture. It has brought countless people comfort and strength.

A. Psalms 57 was written by David at a moment when his life was uprooted and displaced. When David wrote this Psalm, he wrote it while he was fleeing from King Saul who had already made 4 attempts to kill him, 2 by spear which missed David, another by offering his daughter in marriage if David would bring him 100 Philistine foreskins in hopes they would kill him, instead he lives and brings back 200 and marries his daughter, and the final attempt was when he sent assassins to his home and he fled out the window and his new wife covered for him. To say that David had a lot going on is an understatement.

1. All of this came about, because Saul was jealous of David. Saul was the people’s choice, but David was God’s choice. God would choose David to be the new King after Saul got impatient and performed the duties of the High Priest which was a big no-no.

2. The thing about David being chosen was that when Samuel went to Jesse his father to find the next King. Jesses would display all his sons but David. To Jesse he didn’t see anything worth anointing; man may look at you and cast you off, say you don’t have what it takes, you don’t fit the mold. You’re not smart enough, educated enough, was raised on the wrong side of the tracks, came from the wrong neighborhood, etc… [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.

a. There are a lot of people in the church that look the part but they honoureth God with [their] lips, but their heart is far from him. What I am about to say next was not in my original notes but during Wednesday night prayer the Holy Spirit dropped this in my spirit and it’s a little raw, but I am going to be obedient because someone needs to hear this.

b. There are some in the church; you are physically present from time to time, even give in the offering and sometimes pay tithes, but you are not invested from the heart. Your affection, your passion, and your desire are absent from your actions. That is no different than a prostitute. A prostitute performs a service. They go through the same physical motions as a wife, but they are not invested in the activity. They are emotionally detached from the person they are interacting with. Before the night is over, they may have had multiple repeat experiences with other men, but it meant nothing to them.

c. When we come to God with a divided heart, God looks at us just like a prostitute, because all we're doing is performing what we think is expected of us just to keep our fire insurance, but there is no heart in it, no passion, no desire. Jesus does not want a prostitute. He wants a bride.

d. Let me tell you something child of God, you stay in the fields and keep seeking God, keep praising God, keep tending to your duties because promotion [cometh] neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God [is] the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. He is setting some people down now, nope not you…nope you’re not marriage material, etc… here is the one I am looking for! Isa 62:5 …[as] the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, [so] shall thy God rejoice over thee.