O God Our Rock Series

Psalm 140 O God Our Rock

1. The Source of the Deliverance

It's Powerful - A Divine Deliverance - 1 Deliver me, O Lord,

It's Personal - A Direct Deliverance - 1 Deliver me,

It's Possible - A Dynamic Deliverance - O Lord,

It's Practical - A Definite Deliverance - from the evil man:

2. The Sincerity of the Desire - 1 preserve me from the violent man;

A Desire -

For Salvation - preserve me,

For Separation - protect me

For Sanctification - purify me

3. The Severity of the Danger - 1 preserve me from the violent man;

The Vile, The Vicious, The Vexatious and The Violent Man.

4. The Scope of the Deceit -

Its in -

Their Hearts - 2 which imagine mischiefs in their heart;

It's Covered, Continual, and Contentious.

Their Homes - continually are they gathered together for war.

Their Heads - 3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent;

adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.

Their Spite, Their Speech, Their Spoil.

Their Hands - 4 Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;

preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

Violent Hands, Vicious Hands, Vindictive Hands, Vengeful Hands.

Their Hopes - 5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords;

they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

Their Pride - 5 The proud,

Their Plot - have hid a snare

Their Prize - for me,

Their Provision - and cords;

Their Place - they have spread a net by the wayside;

Their Purpose - they have set gins for me. Selah. (Plural)

5. The Surety of the Defence

A Special Defence - 6 I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God:

A Spiritual Defence - hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.

A Specific Defence - 7 O God the Lord,

A Strong Defence - the strength of my salvation,

A Sure Defence - thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

A Spoiling Defence -

8 Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device;

A Scattering Defence - lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

6. The Simplicity of the Design

For Justice - 9 As for the head of those that compass me about,

let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

For Judgment - 10 Let burning coals fall upon them:

let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again

For Justification - 11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth:

evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

7. The Certainty of the Delight

The Assertion - 12 I know

The Assurance - that the Lord

The Assistance - will maintain the cause of the afflicted,

The Association - and the right of the poor.

The Aspiration - 13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name

The Assimilation - the upright shall dwell in thy presence.