Psalm part 2

He doesn't let our enemies triumph over us

Facts – statements of truth -
Psalm 41
The Lord blesses those who act wisely toward the poor
The Lord will deliver him in evil times
He will guard him and keep him alive
He will be blessed on the earth
God won’t let him fall into the hands of those who hate him
He will support, comfort, and strengthen him when he is sick and change all his bed
He is gracious and forgives us when we sin against Him
Our enemies may plan evil against us but the Lord is gracious and raises us up
We know He is for us because He doesn’t let our enemies triumph over us
He holds us up and sets us before His face for ever
He is blessed from eternity to eternity

We pray to the God of our life

Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 42
As deer pant for the brooks of water our souls thirst for God, the Living God,

longing to be with Him
Many tears come when those we lead to worship turn away and accuse us that God has left us
We can still praise Him for the joy of His Presence
The breakers and waves of His cleansing wash over us
But He still commands His faithful love in the daytime,

and in the night His song is with us,

and we pray to the God of our life
We still praise Him who is our salvation, deliverance, welfare, prosperity, and victory

He pleads our case

Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 43
The Lord vindicates us
He pleads our cause against the ungodly and the unjust
He is the God of our strength
If we are mourning and oppressed because of the enemy, He sends out His light and His truth
They lead us to His holy hill, to His dwelling place
To His altar where we are reminded of His great love poured out for us
He is our exceeding joy
We praise Him for He is the health (salvation, deliverance, welfare, prosperity, victory) of our face, and our God

He knows the secrets of the heart

Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 44
The Lord drove out the unbelieving nations and planted His people there
They didn’t conquer the promised land by their own sword, but His right hand and the light of His face,

because He was pleased with them
He is the King through whom we trample enemies
In God we shine all day long and praise Your name forever
When it seems He has turned away and is no longer blessing, allowing enemies to triumph over us opens our ears to hear more of what He is saying to us
If we forget Him or reach out to foreign gods, won’t He know?
He knows the secrets of the heart
He rises up to help us and redeem us for the sake of His faithful love

He is more beautiful than all the sons of men

Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 45
Our hearts overflow with good things about our eternal King, there are too many to count
He is more beautiful than all the sons of men (He made them all)
Graceful words always pour from His lips
God has blessed Him forever
The Most Mighty One will strap His sword on His thigh in glory and majesty
Rushing to bring truth, humility, and justice to the world
His throne is forever and ever
The scepter of His kingdom is a right scepter
He loves righteousness and hates wickedness
His arrows are sharp in the heart of His enemies
His clothing smells wonderful, from ivory palaces
Making Him rejoice
The queen stands beside Him in the finest gold
Looking at Him makes us beautiful
He greatly desires the beauty of those who seek Him
He is our Lord and worthy of worship
Many bring Him gifts and seek His favor
His daughter is glorious inside and clothed in braided gold
Her companions are brought to the King’ palace with joy
Their children will be made princes in all the earth
We will make His name remembered in all generations and praise Him forever and ever

Our Eternal Refuge

Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 46
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble
So we won’t fear when the earth changes and mountains slip into the heart of the sea
There is a river whose streams cause rejoicing, coming from the dwelling of the most High
God is in our midst so we won’t slip. He helps at the turning of the morning
His voice shakes kingdoms
The Lord of the armies of the heavens is with us. He is our hiding place
He makes wars to cease to the ends of the earth
He breaks their weapons and burns their chariots
He wants us to be still and know Him. He will be exalted everywhere, forever
He is with us

He reigns over the nations

Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 47
All nations clap and shout for joy at how awesome God is.
He is a great King over all the earth.
He will just speak to subdue nations under our feet.
He will choose our inheritance for us.
[‘He that overcomes will inherit all things and I will be his/her God and he will be my son.’]
Revelation 21:7
He ascends with the voice of a shout and the sound of a trumpet.
Sing praises to Him for He is King over all the earth.
He reigns over the nations.
He sits on the throne of His holiness.
The shields of the earth belong to God.
He is greatly exalted.

He is greatly to be praised

Facts -statements of truth –
Psalm 48
Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised in His city, in the mountain of His holiness
Beautiful on high is His city, the joy of all the earth. The city of the great king.
God is known in her palaces as a refuge.
He will establish it forever.
We think of your lovingkindness in your temple.
Your praise is to the ends of the earth.
Your right hand is full of righteousness.
Mount Zion and your daughters rejoice because of your judgments.
See everything and tell it to the generations to come.
This God is our God forever and ever.
He will be our guide even unto death.

He will receive us

Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 49
Everyone hear, We have nothing to fear when times are evil and enemies surround us.
Those that trust in their riches can’t buy back their own souls. It’s too costly and paid one time for everyone, forever.
(When He, the matchless eternal Son of God bore our sins in His own body on the cross).
Men think their line will go on forever; they call their lands by their own names.
But men held in honor don’t remain, but perish like the animals. They rot in the grave.
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for He will receive me.
Don’t be afraid when men become rich and their possession become splendid for they can carry nothing away.
They will go to the generation of their fathers that never see the light.

He is always calling us

Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 50
The mighty God, the Lord has spoken and called to the earth from sunrise to sunset. (Always calling because the sun is always rising and setting somewhere.)
His perfect beauty shines out of His dwelling place.
He will come and not keep silent.
He will call to heaven above and earth to gather His people together to Himself those who have made covenant with Him by sacrifice.
The heavens declare His righteousness.
God Himself is judge.
He says, Hear! I will correct you.
I will take no animals from you for every animal of the forest is Mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.
I know all the birds of the mountains: and the wild animals of the field are Mine.
If I were hungry, I wouldn’t tell you: for the world is Mine, and its fulness.
He doesn’t eat earthly animals.
He feeds on our praises.
‘Offer to God thanksgiving; and pay your vows to the Most High.’
‘Call on me in the day of trouble: I will deliver you, and you will glorify me.’
But to the wicked God says, You hate discipline and cast my words behind you. You are pleased with thieves and have your part with adulterers.
You speak evil, and deceit. Even against your brother.
You thought I was like you: but I will correct you, show you.
Now think about this, you that forget God, so I won’t tear you, and there be none to deliver:
Whoever offers praise glorifies Me: and to him that sets his life right, I will show the salvation of God.

He creates clean hearts in us

Facts - statements of truth –
Psalm 51
God is gracious to us according to His loving kindness and womb deep love.
He washes us from all iniquity and sin.
All sin is against Him first because He sees everything.
He delights when we know His truth and wisdom in our hearts.
He creates in us clean hearts and renews His right Spirit in us.
His Holy Spirit never leaves us.
He upholds us by His Prince.
He delivers us from all guilt.
That is why we sing aloud to Him of His righteousness.
He opens our lips to praise Him.
He doesn’t delight in burnt offerings but in humble hearts that bow to their Maker.
He builds walls of truth around our hearts to guard from evil.

His own are rooted in His eternal love forever

Facts -statements of truth –
Psalm 52
Evil men praise themselves; but the lovingkindness of God endures continually.
Their razor-sharp tongues work disaster and deceit.
They love evil more than speaking what’s right.
God will pluck them out of their dwellings and destroy them forever.
He will root them out of the land of the living, but those who trust the Lord will be ‘rooted and grounded in eternal love.’
They will laugh at the wicked saying, This is the man who didn’t make God his strength, safety, refuge, strong hold;
He trusted in the abundance of his riches and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
God’s own are like a green olive tree planted in His house, trusting in His mercy and lovingkindness forever and ever.
We will praise You forever because You have done it.
We will wait on Your name; for it is good, precious, beautiful before Your saints.

Call on Me

Facts -statements of truth –
Psalm 53
Fools say in their heart, There is no god.
They destroy and do hateful wickedness: there is none that does good.
God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any that understand, that seek God.
Everyone is turned away from Him and together they have become filthy; none do good, not one.
Don’t the workers of iniquity know (that they can ask God)? Who eat up my people as they eat bread: they haven’t called on God.
They were in great fear, where there was no fear: for God has scattered the bones of him that camps against you: you put them to shame, because God despised them.
Oh that the salvation of Israel would come! When God brings back the captivity of his people, Jacob will rejoice, and Israel will be glad.

[The Most beautiful One, the Maker of heaven and earth promises, 'Ask what you will that your joy may be full.']
John 16:24

['Call on Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things you don't know.']
Jeremiah 33:3

He delivers us out of all trouble

Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 54
He saves us.
He brings justice to us by His strength.
He hears our prayers.
He listens to our words.
Strangers rise against us and terrors seek our soul,
for they haven’t set God before them.
God is our helper. He is with those who hold up our soul.
He will return the evil of our enemies on themselves.
He will cut them off in His truth.
For this we freely give back to Him and praise His name for it is good, precious, and beautiful.
He delivers us out of all trouble.
And we see it.

He sustains us when we cast our burdens on Him

Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 55
He hears our prayer and pays attention to our troubles when enemies hate and attack us.
We would love to have wings like a dove and fly away and be at rest.
We would wander off and stay in the wilderness.
We would rush to escape the windy storm and tempest.
We pray for the Lord to swallow up the violent who cause calamity and strife in the city.
It isn’t always enemies that attack us but sweet friends who know us.
We call on God morning, noon, and evening, and He saves us.
He lifts us up into Himself; He exalts us.
With words smoother than butter, they make war from their heart:
With words softer than oil, drawn swords are in their mouth.
When we cast our burden on the Lord, He sustains you: He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
God will bring them down into the pit of destruction.
Bloody and deceitful men won’t live out half their days.
But we will trust in the Lord.

He puts our tears in His bottle

Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 56
The Lord is merciful to us when men fight against us.
O Most High, enemies fight against us daily.
When we are afraid, we will trust in You.
In You we will praise Your word and not fear what any other can do to us.
Everyday they twist our words. All their thoughts are against us for evil.
They gather together, watch our steps, and hide to ambush us.
Can they escape by iniquity? In Your anger cast down these people, O God.
You tell our wanderings: You put our tears in Your bottle: they are in Your book.
When we call to You, then our enemies will turn back: I know this; for God is for me.
In God we will praise His word: in the Lord we will praise His word.
We have put our trust in God and won’t fear what man can do.
Your vows are on us, O God: We will praise You.
For You have delivered our soul from death: won’t You deliver our feet from falling, that we may walk before God in the light of the living?

He hides us under the shadow of His wings

Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 57
The Lord is merciful to us.
We are safe hiding under the shadow of His wings when trouble comes.
God Most High works for us.
He sends from heaven and saves us from those who would swallow us up.
He lifts us up and exalts us in His faithful love and truth.
He is exalted above the heavens and His glory is above all the earth.
Evil prepares traps to catch us. They themselves fall into their own traps.
We sing and praise Him.
We will sing to Him among the nations for His faithful love is great to the heavens and His truth to the clouds.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens: Your glory is above all the earth.

He loves righteousness and justice

Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 58
Do the sons of men judge rightly?
Your hearts work iniquity. You ponder the violence you do in the land.
They turn away from God from the womb.
They err as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
Their words are poison, and they won’t listen to right, no matter what.
Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions.
Let them melt away as waters that run continually.
Let their arrows be broken as soon as they string their bows.
Let every one of them pass away like an untimely birth of a wife, so they not see the sun.
He will take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in His fierceness.
The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance.
And man will say, Truly, there is a reward for the righteous.

Truly, He is a God that judges in the earth.

[He loves righteousness and justice: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.]
Psalm 33:5

The Lord is our refuge amd defense in the day of trouble

Facts -statements of truth –
Psalm 59
God delivers us from those who rise against us, from sinful, violent men.
They lurk, waiting to kill me, David said, not for anything I’ve done.
See this, Lord, and help me.
They roam the city at evening, howling like dogs.
But You, Lord, laugh at them and mock the nations.
I wait on You, O God, my strength.
Don’t kill them, so my people won’t forget.
Scatter them, bring them down, Lord God, our shield.
For the sin of their mouth let them be taken in their pride, for their cursing and lying.
End them in wrath that all may know that You rule to the ends of the earth.
They wander up and down growling.
But I will sing of Your power; yes, I will sing aloud of Your grace in the morning.
For You have been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble.
I will sing to You, O my strength, I will sing.
For God is my defense, the God of my grace.

He tramples our enemies

Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 60
God casts us off when angry because we turn away from Him.
He makes the earth tremble. He breaks it and heals it.
He shows hard things and makes His people drink the wine of trembling when they are far from Him.
But gives a banner to those that fear Him that evil may flee because of truth.
He delivers His beloved.
He saves and answers.
He speaks in His holiness and claims all the earth. It’s all His.
He brings us to victory and triumph.
He gives us help from trouble for the help of man is vain, empty.
Through Him we will do valiantly for He will trample our enemies.

He keeps us with Him forever

Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 61
God hears our calls to Him even if they are from the ends of the earth.
When our heart is overwhelmed, He leads us to the Rock that is higher than us.
He is a refuge for us, a strong tower from the enemy.
The best thing for us is to stay in His sanctuary forever, to hide under the secret of His wings (near His heart).
[Jude 1:21 ‘Keep yourselves in the love of God, receive into yourself the mercy (joining with a desire to help) of our Lord Jesus Christ into (<CT) eternal life.]
He hears our vows and has given us the inheritance of those who fear Him;

to inherit all things: Revelation 21:7

and to sit with Him on His throne: Revelation 3:21
His love and truth keep us with Him forever.

God is our strength, our glory, our hiding place

Facts – statements 0f truth –
Psalm 62
Our souls wait quietly for God to save us.
He is our Rock, or defender, our high tower. Nothing can move us.
Those who try to assault us will collapse as a swaying wall.
They plot to throw us down from our excellency.
They accept lies.
They say blessings, but their hearts curse.
Our souls hope quietly in God.
He is our strength, our glory, our hiding place.
We always trust Him and pour out our hearts to Him and He lifts us up and exalts us.
Men are vapor, lies, lighter than breath.
Don’t overcharge people, or be violent, or set your heart on riches.
Power belongs to God, and faithful love.
He pays every man according to what he does.