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Sunday

Pondering the Psalms - Psalm 3

Each Sunday I am going to choose a Psalm and write down some brief thoughts on it.


Today I'm looking at Psalm 3 


This is one of those Psalms which start out Down and end up Up, if you know what I mean.





This Psalm seems to fall into 4 parts:

V. 1-2
So much Opposition
So many not believing in God.





V. 3-4
God is there to protect
God is there to be our glory
God is there to lift up our heads
God is there to answer us in our cry of need





V. 5-6
God gives us rest
God keeps us in the midst of opposition


V. 7-8
God is able to defeat the enemy
God is the real deliverer






3 times in this Psalm we have the word Selah.


Selah is not just there to be dismissed,
it is there to make us

stop and ponder 

because it is advising us to pause and think carefully about what has been said.


Most notably it is there at the end after verse 8.




God's Blessing is upon His people!


Starts with a Tone of Despondency
Because of the people who do not believe in God and are against David.


Goes on to the knowledge David has of Who God is
God is the giver of hope, confidence, lifting from depression; the protector and carer for our needs and the one who is due all glory but also can restore David's glory as King.





Then the recognition of the peace & rest available in God
David does not need to fear because he knows to leave it to God who is caring for him through it all.


Ending in the Jubilant Proclamation of what our God can do!
A Call for deliverance because David knows God is the real deliverer and He provides the Blessing.




God's Blessing is upon His People!








So let's be confident and remember to keep going through everything because God is with us, listening and answering our prayers.  He is protecting us, giving us peace, and He is able to take care of everything.


Then we will rejoice in His Deliverance and Blessing.    SELAH












Songs for Worship #21


Welcome to the Sunday Series

Last year from January to June I wrote a series on
Why We Worship  where I considered an attribute of God each Sunday.


At different times people mentioned to me about a song that a post reminded them of so I thought that I would now go through those attributes again with a song for each one.






I hope you will follow along with me.



                         Looking today at 



God is Self-Sufficient







God doesn't need anyone or anything  -  He can do all things!


God doesn't NEED us - He WANTS us!

I am so thankful for that.






God is Able


God is able

He will never fail

He is almighty God

Greater than all we seek

Greater than all we ask
He has done great things



CHORUS:



Lifted up

Defeated the grave

Raised to life

Our God is able
In His name we overcome
For the Lord
Our God is able



VERSE 2:



God is with us

God is on our side

He will make a way

Far above all we know
Far above all we hope
He has done great things



CHORUS:



Lifted up

Defeated the grave

Raised to life

Our God is able
In His name we overcome
For the Lord
Our God is able



BRIDGE:



God is with us

He will go before

He will never leave us

He will never leave us
God is for us
He has open arms
He will never fail us
He will never fail us



CHORUS:



Lifted up

Defeated the grave

Raised to life

Our God is able
In His name we overcome
For the Lord
Our God is able
For the Lord
Our God is able
For the Lord
Our God is able 












If you would like to see the post from last year that this is based on please click on the graphic below