March 31, 2023 -- Psalm 6 -- The Psalm Series: Cries and Tears and Victory

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To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. 

A Psalm of David.

O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger,
    nor discipline me in your wrath.
2 Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am languishing;
    heal me, O LORD, for my bones are troubled.
3 My soul also is greatly troubled.
    But you, O LORD—how long?

4 Turn, O LORD, deliver my life;
    save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
5 For in death there is no remembrance of you;
    in Sheol who will give you praise?

6 I am weary with my moaning;
    every night I flood my bed with tears;
    I drench my couch with my weeping.
7 My eye wastes away because of grief;
    it grows weak because of all my foes.

8 Depart from me, all you workers of evil,
    for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
9 The LORD has heard my plea;
    the LORD accepts my prayer.
10 All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled;
    they shall turn back and be put to shame in a moment.
Psalm 6 ESV

Why did King David, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, write this Psalm? If you are following along in this Psalm series you’ll likely have noticed how many laments, or psalms of tears and crying out to God, are already among these introductory psalms. Is it sickness that makes him cry out? Some commentators on the psalms believe it is and look at the verses 2 and 6. Maybe it is his enemies, as in verse 8.

The LORD our God, in His providential mercy, has provided words for people whose hearts are overwhelmed. It might be the discipline of the LORD, appropriately poured out because of the sins of the one praying or singing this Psalm (see verse 1). It might be weariness for the onslaught of enemies (physical people who taunt, or demonic attacks, or the torment of familiar temptations). Know this, beloved people of the Father, when one belongs to God the Triune, the new nature that takes hold of you will fight against the old nature with its pattern of sins and formerly habitual temptations. Christ has come to bring life and bring such life to the full (John 10:10). The Spirit of God is given to live within the believer, so that the LORD hears and accepts our pleas and prayers (verse 9).

Dear fellow believers, do not give up. No matter the troubles and trials you face today, know that Christians and fellow believers have battled the same through-out the generations. In Jesus Christ there is victory. Cry out to Jesus, at His throne of grace (Hebrews 4:16). Know that your battle for purity and holiness honours God the Father, is fought in the strength of the Spirit and Christ, the Captain of Salvation will lead you into victory. Keep up the good fight of faith.

Our Father in heaven hallowed be Your Name. You are worthy of praise and adoration as the Father of steadfast love Who hears the prayers and pleas of His people. Thank You for the Spirit Who has been given as the guarantee of Your salvific work in the life of believers. Thank You Jesus for the freedom believers have to approach the throne of grace and pour out our sorrows and griefs in the full assurance that Yours is the throne of Victory for all who believe. Oh, Precious Savior, let the words of this Psalm today dig deep into our hearts so that we will believe Your Spirit inspired King David to write them, the people through-out the ages to sing them, with the full assurance You hear, You help and You heal so that the people loved by the Father will experience Your glorious deliverance now and fully through-out the wondrous bliss of eternity. Amen.

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Guy Penrod "Victory in Jesus"

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