Scripture: Psalm 61:1-8 Ray O. Brooks 1. 2. We all have times when Life seems overwhelming and our problems unsolvable. 3. Saul knew that the favor of God had departed from him and had been given to David, and his own failures h… From the end of the earth will I cry unto Thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the Reek that is higher than I. Continuance in Prayer -- a Test of Sincerity, Continuance in prayer -- a test of sincerity. 1. This prayer is prompted by a consciousness of need. CONTEMPLATE THE PERIOD WHEN THIS URGENT REQUEST IS MADE, AND WHEN THIS EARNEST SUPPLICATION IS POURED FORTH; namely, when the heart is overwhelmed, when the spirit is sorrowful, and when the soul is bowed down; when deep calleth unto deep, and when the waves and billows roll over the sinking and sorrowing soul. B. From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to ... Psalm 61 - For the director of music. Sermon: Psalm 61 Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church. Psalm 61 was written by David at a time when he was far from home and safety. It is a cry for salvation — "I cling to Thee, but the storm beats and the waves drag and my hold is slipping, put out Thy hand and draw me from the hungry waters." I. Of David. SORROW’S SWEET SONG. Lead ME to the Rock CCCAG March 5th, 2017 Scripture: Psalm 61:1-3 Intro- Beginning small series of messages about being “hidden in God” beginning today with studying Psalm 61. 2. If Psalm 61 is about David fighting the Syrians, then the *inheritance is the land that David got in the fight. I. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Home Sermons Psalm 61. Verse 2. A child cries, a child cries long before it can speak: and how prevailing is that cry! Man is an emotional being; so delicate and subtle is the organization of the human heart, that a single sound will influence it. chapters 28-30), of participating in a covenant with God. Now, the term "cry" is of very frequent use in Scripture, and it is very expressive. he says, "I am indeed a great sinner; my iniquities reach so high that they have ascended above the very stars; they have gone before me to the judgment-seat of God, and they are clamouring for my destruction." This discovery and conception of the Divine is not without its effect on the man. Looking back, we can see the hand of God. Ah, I am glad thou art measuring Christ by thine expectation I But let me tell thee, high as thy expectations are, He is higher than thou art. It is a cry for light — "I am confused with fear and doubt, give me light that I may see the way that leads to Thee." Vows may rightly be joined with prayers when … If he cannot, he cannot, and he can only acquiesce in his helplessness. This does not mean that we are failing or have done something wrong; rather, it is often a reminder that we simply need to draw that much nearer to God. THE ASYLUM REFERRED TO. II. I. 61:6). He conceives God in the form of a natural and poetical image; sees Him as a Rock. Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. Well, sinner, come thou here, and measure this Rock. No fewer than eighty-eight distinct prayers of men of God, and eighty-eight distinct answers from the Lord, are recorded in the Old Testament; and no fewer than forty-eight instances of the same kind occur in the New Testament. 3. THE PRAYER PRESENTED. B. Moses made God's faithfulness the basis of his plea for the preservation of sinning Israel. “My heart is overwhelmed!” he tells the Lord. "O Rock, Thou the timeless, the restful, the immutable, let me hide myself in Thee." His white-robed angels of "mercy and truth" will go with us and preserve us, and we shall "abide before God forever.". 4. Hope is one of the last blessings God gives us, and one that abides last with us. John Trapp Complete Commentary. Expect what thou mayest; but when thou seest Him, thou wilt say with the Queen of Sheba, "The half was not told me." The Christian is not exempt from the troubles and trials of life; and, in addition to them, how frequently is he overwhelmed with a sense of his own unworthiness — his imperfections; the smallness of his faith — and the coldness of his love. Ah I man, I like to see thee have a good long measuring-rod, when it is made of hope. How a mother's heart yearns at the cry of her infant! We trust our friends. A POWER TO HELP US THAT IS BEYOND OUR OWN POWER, in order to conquer ourselves. Bible / Our Library / Bible Commentaries / The Treasury of David / Psalm / Psalm 61 / Psalm 61:2; Share Tweet. I shall have many difficulties, but I hope He will carry me through them." Here comes another forward; he is not a man full of doubts and fears, but he is a man of hopeful spirit. It is an appeal for means — "Cut steps in the cliff that I may climb it, let down the rope and draw me up." 3. We get through each day with difficulty and hold on to our sanity by our fingertips. Here is the expression of conscious weakness, "Lead me." A. David had been driven from Jerusalem. Of David. There are times when Job 14:1, and John 16:33a become all too real. This man's conception of Deity has two sides to it — a physical and supernatural. You see, the experience of the past may confirm our hope for the future, for He is the "same yesterday, and to-day, and for ever," and "they that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee.". When Job saw God, he cried, "I abhor myself." "Higher than I." 6, 7.) When Isaiah beheld Him, he exclaimed, "I am a man of unclean lips." He feels the need of assisting grace, and Divine support — and with the self-diffidence and conscious weakness of a little child, he tries to grasp his Father's hand — "Lead me." Psalm 61 - For the director of music. WordPress, http://www.christkirk.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1675-1.mp3, The Law of Unsolved Murder (Christendom 2.0). Pastor Todd Lauderdale teaches an expository message through Psalm 61 titled, When My Heart Is Overwhelmed. Background on this Psalm- (Why Chronological bible reading is important) It is written by King David of Israel. 2. Sermons Topics Easter 1; Grace 1; Heaven 8; Series Galatians 1; Heaven 8; Missions Month 2020 4; Pandemic Ponderings 4; Reclaiming Joy 5; Places and Purpose of the Passion 1; The Passion 1; Passion Series 1; Strengthening Your Core 8; It signifies earnestness — it signifies desire for relief; it is the expression of want. Condensed from a Sermon by Fountain Elwin, 1842. on a higher level, of another order, of a greatness I can never attain, nor match, nor rival! IV. Faith does this, because it is able to distinguish between the covenant itself, which is firm, stable, invariable; and the administration of the covenant, which is various and changeable; I mean the outward administration of it. 2. He is despairing, lost, and struggling. Loading... Unsubscribe from Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church? - W.F. IV. For our encouragement, how very numerous are the instances recorded in the Word of God of definite prayers on the part of God's saints, and definite answers on the part of God! He will not only give us "the heritage" of his people, but the "life" that will enable us to enjoy it. When we are sincere in our prayers, we feel that we have not only pledged ourselves to God, but that God has pledged himself to us. Short devotion: Difficult Days - Psalm 61 v 2 Psalm 61:2 From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. From a sense of the Divine claims we owe obedience (Deuteronomy 6:5; Matthew 22:37). Our remembrance of God's gracious dealings may be converted into inspiration and guidance for the future. 8.) THE IMPORT OF THE PRAYER. The course he takes in this state. How blessed is this! II. Scripture Psalms 61-61:1 To the Chief Musician. Proofs of divine faithfulness are to be had in remembrance, and to be mentioned to the Lord's honour. 1. He acknowledges in Christ some one to look up to, superior to any human source; here is humility. 2 From the end of the earth I will cry to You, when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. There is relief to be found in God, and only in Himself, in the loss of all, when nothing remains. Our past life is not lost. Perhaps you know what it is to have a trouble which you are compelled to bear yourself, which you could not describe even to those in your own house, though your friends would have been ready to help you if they had known; yet it was such that, with all their readiness, they would not have had ability to assist you in it, the biggest words could not have told it, and the bitterest tears could not have spelled it out. Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. If it is about Absalom wanting to be king, then the *inheritance is the land of Israel that David got back when Absalom died. Oh, sir, if He be better than the communion of His saints can make Him, if He be sweeter than all His most eloquent preachers can speak of Him, if He be so delightful that those who know Him best cannot tell His beauties, what a precious — what a glorious — what an inconceivable Christ He must be!" 3 For You have been a shelter for me, a strong tower from the enemy. God is everything man is not. There are three or four circumstances that may befall us in our distress, that faith itself can get no relief against them, but from the essential properties of the nature of God. Please use these sermons as the Lord leads, but nothing on this site may be used for profit without my expressed, written permission! The point where man breaks down is the point where the Divine enters and begins its miracles. The vision breaks up his self-content, and fills him with a heavenward longing. Psalm Sixty-one Psalm 61:1-4 The Overwhelming of the Heart October 31, 1999 In the Psalm’s title the word “Neginah” has appeared at least on four different occasions - in Psalms 4, 6, 54, and 55. Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint. Daniel Webster said he would not believe in a religion whose doctrines he could comprehend. How much more should we trust in God! Change "higher than I" into "too high for me," and you have the conception which held his mind. The prayer of Ps 61:1 is certain of an answer because of the experience of Ps 61:5, since we deal with an immutable God. Now David was the kind of a guy when he was in trouble, he really let go. PRAYER RISING TO THE HEIGHTS OF ASSURANCE. III. II. 2. Our service here will be a preparation for our service hereafter - forever and ever. For thou, O God, hast heard my vows Or "my prayers", as the Septuagint and other versions. Earnest desire to feel our connection with Christ. You see the circumstances here are most serious. THE GRACIOUS AND MERCIFUL ENCOURAGEMENT EVERY TRIED, TEMPTED AND TREMBLING SINNER HAS TO REPAIR TO THIS ROCK OF DEFENCE. This gives us an idea of safety in the midst of trial, and support when one is almost ready to be swallowed up. "Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call to you, when my heart is faint. 1 Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. Our memories may be turned to hopes. Instead, therefore, of the conception ending with inability, it ends with a sobbing prayer. We are now coming to that part of the text which most of all delights my soul, the thought of JESUS CHRIST, WHO IS THE ROCK THAT IS HIGHER THAN WE ARE. There are times when we are sighing after spiritual mercies, when we are groaning under the withdrawal of God's countenance, when our sins are hunting us like packs of wolves, when afflictions are rolling over us like huge billows — when faith is little, and fear is great, when hope is dim, and doubt becomes terrible and dark — then we are far away from human help; but, blessed be God, even then we may cry unto Him. But here the word But God is always near. NOTE SOME INSTANCES OF THIS CRY OF FAITH (Jonah 2:2, 3). Psalm 61:1-8. 1. "Lead me to the rock," etc. Intro: We all know that there are times when life just plain hurts. Religion will be a daily duty. Confidence in Christ's all-sufficiency. This was Habakkuk's comfort if all should fail him; yet, saith he, "I will rejoice in the Lord, and joy in the God of my salvation.". Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. says he, "I have many sins, but I hope that the Lord Jesus Christ will take them all away. First it creates a thirst, a desire in the man. To the chief Musician upon Neginah, &c.] Vincenti in melodiis Davidis (Vatab.). 2. We know now under the Gospel dispensation, that wherever there is a place of prayer, the most obscure position cannot cut off the communication between a spiritual heart and Heaven. Too high! Psalms chapter 61 KJV (King James Version) 1 (To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David.) In what sense David could say, "Thou hast been a shelter to me," and then that he was fully justified in concluding, "I will abide in Thy tabernacle for ever; I will trust in the covert of Thy wings." But such a termination is impossible. It is the prayer of the helpless, the appeal of the human to the Divine — man in his weakness casting himself on the benevolence and omnipotence of Deity, man in his despair abandoning himself to God. Sometimes, by sickness, either personal or the sickness of our relatives, we are detained from the house of God; at other times, in journeying by land or upon the sea, we are unable to be in God's sanctuary, and to use the means of grace. "I will cry unto Thee." Of David. "The rock" gives the idea —. Sermon Downloader 2.0 - Free Software to download entire SermonIndex Speaker Archive: SermonIndex.net: Christian Books: Psalm 61:1-4: Commentary On Psalms Volume 2 by Jean Calvin Psalm 61:1-4. And hold on to our sanity by our fingertips than I. 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