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David Needs Answered Prayer
Text: Psalm 6
Neginoth is a stringed instrument. Sheminith means an eighth. This is either the key or the timing of the music. The psalm is a congregational song or a congregational prayer. David is the voice for a faithful remnant in Israel many many times in the Psalms.
You and I NEED answered prayer. You and I NEED to hear from God; if thou become silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer. (6:9)
Answered prayer requires me to be honest about myself before God
- Confession says God has a right to be angry at my treatment of His things
- Conviction when you know God has a right to be mad at you.
- Don’t punish me because you’re mad at me
- Don’t punish me punitively
- The irony is that when you accept your punishment, you don’t really need it anymore. You’ve got the point.
- Repentance means I’m going to stop doing this thing that makes God mad at me. See Jonah 3:9-10
- My weakness (vs 2)
- …I am weak… is tough to honestly admit this. We all say it when we don’t believe it.
- Not that I had a bad upbringing or my chemistry is off.
- Be careful of the excuses you make for sin.
- My pain (vs 3)
- …soul is sore vexed…
- When you’re trapped at every turn. Every little bit of life’s enjoyment is punished by someone’s selfishness. You’re backed into a corner.
Wait for the Lord to speak (vss 4-7)
- …Return O Lord…
- This is David’s depression.
- He feels hopeless and helpless. Depression feels like it’s your responsibility to live and carry around emptiness and hopelessness, but you’re not allowed to die.
- Wait on the LORD.
Get on the right side of God when He answers (vss 8-10)
- David’s enemies will be scattered when God answers David.
- That means that when the Lord chooses to answer, you’d better find yourself on the right side of God.
- It is a double-edged sword, what is salvation to some is damnation to others.
