October 23, 2024
Positioned by God #
Psalm 75:1-10
Introduction
This Psalm is filled with so many significant verses. I have referenced Ps 75:6-7 many times in messages. It opens with a bang of thanksgiving, and it closes with the same sort of continued praise!
There is no way to know for certain, but Matthew Henry states that this Psalm may have been when David was made king after Saul’s reign. I find it fits well, and will look at it in that context, we do not know for certain.
I. Praise (1-5) #
A. Praise spoken (1) #
1. God deserves praise “Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks” #
2. God’s name is tied to His Work! #
3. Don’t FEAR to Praise God verbally! #
B. Praise in serving (2) “I will judge uprightly” #
1. Bloom where God plants you! #
C. Praise in standing (3-5) #
1. 3 - Stand for right, when all others are falling! “bear up the pillars” #
2. Rebuke foolishness! (4) “to the foolish….” #
3. Rebuke wickedness (4) “to the wicked, … horn” #
4. When we stop rebuking wickedness, we are acquiescing to wickedness. #
D. Prophetic portion (2) #
1. God’s Judgement for believers (2) #
Romans 14:11-12 - 11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. 12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
2. Great white throne judgement (2) #
Revelation 20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
II. Placement from God (6-8) #
A. Promotion is from God (6-7) #
1. Promotion doesn’t come from this world! #
2. Promotion and de-motion are from God! (7) #
B. Punishment from God (8) #
Isaiah 51:17 Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.