http://www.hopeofchrist.net/topics/sermons/psalms/ A Summer Series through selected Psalms Sun, 20 May 2012 20:41:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=A Summer of Psalms - Hope of Christ Church, Stafford, VA Hope of Christ Church, Stafford, VA is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America Hope of Christ clean Hope of Christ richleino@gmail.com richleino@gmail.com (Hope of Christ) 2008-2012 Preaching Christ and Him Crucified in Stafford VA Psalms http://www.hopeofchrist.net/images/hopeofchrist144x144.gif http://www.hopeofchrist.net/topics/sermons/psalms/ TV-G Stafford, Virginia Weekly http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/01/perspectives-for-the-new-year-psalm-90/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/01/perspectives-for-the-new-year-psalm-90/#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 21:34:44 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=1055 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2011/01/perspectives-for-the-new-year-psalm-90/feed/ 0 favor,life,Lord,Yahweh Psalm 90 - 1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. - 3 You return man to dust and say, Psalm 90 1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. 3 You return man to dust and say, “Return, O children of man!” 4 For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night. 5 You sweep them away as with a flood; they are like a dream, like grass that is renewed in the morning: 6 in the morning it flourishes and is renewed; in the evening it fades and withers. 7 For we are brought to an end by your anger; by your wrath we are dismayed. 8 You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. 9 For all our days pass away under your wrath; we bring our years to an end like a sigh. 10 The years of our life are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty; yet their span is but toil and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away. 11 Who considers the power of your anger, and your wrath according to the fear of you? 12 So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. 13 Return, O Lord! How long? Have pity on your servants! 14 Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. 15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, and for as many years as we have seen evil. 16 Let your work be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children. 17 Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands! Leonard Bailey clean 53:10 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/08/lord-you-know-me-psalm-139/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/08/lord-you-know-me-psalm-139/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:02:25 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=860 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/08/lord-you-know-me-psalm-139/feed/ 0 comfort,Covenant,omniscience Psalm 139 - 1 O Lord, you have searched me and known me! 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. 3 You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Psalm 139 1 O Lord, you have searched me and known me! 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. 3 You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. 4 Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. 5 You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it. 7 Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? 8 If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! 9 If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, 10 even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. 11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night,” 12 even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you. 13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. 14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. 17 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! 18 If I would count them, they are more than the sand. I awake, and I am still with you. 19 Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God! O men of blood, depart from me! 20 They speak against you with malicious intent; your enemies take your name in vain! 21 Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord? And do I not loathe those who rise up against you? 22 I hate them with complete hatred; I count them my enemies. 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! 24 And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! Leonard Bailey clean 46:34 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/08/psalm-51/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/08/psalm-51/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:20:02 +0000 Rich Leino http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=852 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/08/psalm-51/feed/ 0 Faith,gospel,Law,repentance Psalm 51 - To the choirmaster.  A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. - 1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Psalm 51 To the choirmaster.  A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. 1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. ... Rich Leino clean 47:08 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/08/when-2020-hindsight-just-isnt-good-enough-psalm-77/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/08/when-2020-hindsight-just-isnt-good-enough-psalm-77/#comments Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:16:27 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=850 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/08/when-2020-hindsight-just-isnt-good-enough-psalm-77/feed/ 0 Christ,depression,help,suffering Psalm 77 To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. 1 I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, and he will hear me. 2 In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying; Psalm 77 To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. 1 I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, and he will hear me. 2 In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying; my soul refuses to be comforted. 3 When I remember God, I moan; when I meditate, my spirit faints. Selah 4 You hold my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot speak. 5 I consider the days of old, the years long ago. 6 I said, “Let me remember my song in the night; let me meditate in my heart.” Then my spirit made a diligent search: 7 “Will the Lord spurn forever, and never again be favorable? 8 Has his steadfast love forever ceased? Are his promises at an end for all time? 9 Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he in anger shut up his compassion?” Selah 10 Then I said, “I will appeal to this, to the years of the right hand of the Most High.” 11 I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your wonders of old. 12 I will ponder all your work, and meditate on your mighty deeds. 13 Your way, O God, is holy. What god is great like our God? 14 You are the God who works wonders; you have made known your might among the peoples. 15 You with your arm redeemed your people, the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah 16 When the waters saw you, O God, when the waters saw you, they were afraid; indeed, the deep trembled. 17 The clouds poured out water; the skies gave forth thunder; your arrows flashed on every side. 18 The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind; your lightnings lighted up the world; the earth trembled and shook. 19 Your way was through the sea, your path through the great waters; yet your footprints were unseen. 20 You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron. Leonard Bailey clean 48:28 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/08/check-your-sources-psalm-46/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/08/check-your-sources-psalm-46/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:27:47 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=826 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/08/check-your-sources-psalm-46/feed/ 0 confidence,Faith,fortress Psalm 46 To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song. 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, Psalm 46 To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song. 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah 4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. 5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns. 6 The nations rage, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts. 7 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah 8 Come, behold the works of the Lord, how he has brought desolations on the earth. 9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the chariots with fire. 10 “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” 11 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah Leonard Bailey clean 46:44 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/08/psalm-23/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/08/psalm-23/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 20:34:23 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=789 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/08/psalm-23/feed/ 0 banquet,Faith,fear,Shepherd Psalm 23 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Psalm 23 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Leonard Bailey clean 40:05 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/07/psalm-50/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/07/psalm-50/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:57:05 +0000 Terry Traylor http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=759 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/07/psalm-50/feed/ 0 psalms,Sacrifice,thanksgiving Psalm 50 A Psalm of Asaph. 1 The Mighty One, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. 3 Our God comes; he does not keep silence; Psalm 50 A Psalm of Asaph. 1 The Mighty One, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. 3 Our God comes; he does not keep silence; before him is a devouring fire, around him a mighty tempest. 4 He calls to the heavens above and to the earth, that he may judge his people: 5 “Gather to me my faithful ones, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice!” 6 The heavens declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge! Selah 7 “Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you. I am God, your God. 8 Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you; your burnt offerings are continually before me. 9 I will not accept a bull from your house or goats from your folds. 10 For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. 11 I know all the birds of the hills, and all that moves in the field is mine. 12 “If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and its fullness are mine. 13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats? 14 Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High, 15 and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.” 16 But to the wicked God says: “What right have you to recite my statutes or take my covenant on your lips? 17 For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you. 18 If you see a thief, you are pleased with him, and you keep company with adulterers. 19 “You give your mouth free rein for evil, and your tongue frames deceit. 20 You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother’s son. 21 These things you have done, and I have been silent; you thought that I was one like yourself. But now I rebuke you and lay the charge before you. 22 “Mark this, then, you who forget God, lest I tear you apart, and there be none to deliver! 23 The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!” Terry Traylor clean 36:46 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/07/gimme-shelter-psalm-91/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/07/gimme-shelter-psalm-91/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:30:18 +0000 Pete Sniffin http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=748 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/07/gimme-shelter-psalm-91/feed/ 0 protection,psalms,Salvation Psalm 91 - 1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” 3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler Psalm 91 1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” 3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. 4 He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. 5 You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, 6 nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. 8 You will only look with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked. 9 Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place— the Most High, who is my refuge— 10 no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent. 11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. 12 On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. 13 You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot. 14 “Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. 15 When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. 16 With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.” Pete Sniffin clean 45:36 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/07/bless-the-lord-o-my-soul-psalm-103/ http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/07/bless-the-lord-o-my-soul-psalm-103/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:08:44 +0000 Leonard Bailey http://www.hopeofchrist.net/?p=745 http://www.hopeofchrist.net/2010/07/bless-the-lord-o-my-soul-psalm-103/feed/ 0 psalms Psalm 103 - 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, 3 who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, Psalm 103 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, 3 who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, 5 who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. 6 The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed. 7 He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the people of Israel. 8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. 9 He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. 10 He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; 12 as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. 13 As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. 14 For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust. 15 As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field; 16 for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more. 17 But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children, 18 to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments. 19 The Lord has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all. 20 Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word! 21 Bless the Lord, all his hosts, his ministers, who do his will! 22 Bless the Lord, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul! Leonard Bailey clean 39:04