Hope Thou In God Series

Psalm 43 Hope thou in God

1. The Adversary Fought (1-2)

i. His Desire - 1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: A Desire For Truth - Judge me, O God,

A Desire For Trust - and plead my cause A Desire For Triumph - against an ungodly nation:

ii. His Danger - 1 O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

iii. His Discernment - 2 For thou art the God of my strength:

His Hope - thou art, His Head - the God, His Help - of my strength:

iv. His Doubt - 2 why dost thou cast me off?

why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 2. The Advance Sought (3-4)

i. Personally - To Learn the Plan To Find the Truth - 3 O send out thy light and thy truth To Fear the Truth - let them lead me; To Follow the Truth - let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. ii. Publicly - To Lead the People

In Sacrifice - 4 Then will I go unto the altar of God

In Service - 4 unto God my exceeding joy:

In Song - 4 yea, upon the harp will I praise thee,

ii. Privately - To Lift the Praise - 4 O God my God.

3. The Advantage Taught - Why Am I Sad? - 5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul?

Why Am I Shaken? - and why art thou disquieted within me?

Why Am I Safe? - 5 hope thou in God: Why Am I Sure? - 5 for I shall yet praise him,

Why Am I Serene? who is the health of my countenance and my God