April 30, 2025

Driving through the Fog #

Psalm 89

Introduction

While living in Cajamarca, Peru. We lived 9,000 feet above sea level. Surrounding us were mountains in every direction you looked. It was a scenic view. We lived in a bowl in the mountains. You had to climb roughly to 13,000 feet to get in our out of our town, and then drop back down to 9,000. The climb was steep, the two roads in and out were switch backs. You climb across the hill, not straight up it, then you do a u-turn, and continue climbing up the hill. During certain times of the year, every day at 3pm fog would completely cover the mountain top road that entered our town. It was dangerous to travel that road while covered in fog.

This Psalm is kind of like that. It starts out bright and happy, and ends in a dangerous fog. Many Psalms start in a fog, and drive out of it.

I. The Praise #

A. Singing of his faithfulness (1) #

1. Many songs simply uplift the Lord! #

2. Sing of his mercy! - #

    -   *Amazing Grace *- I once was lost but now I'm found, I once
        was lost but now I see. -- MERCY
    -   Great is Thy Faithfulness -- "Great is Thy Faithfulness,
        morning by morning new mercies I see"
    -   There is a Fountain filled with Blood -- "There is a
        foundtain filled with blood drawn from Immanuel's veins; And
        sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty
        stains."
    -   Come thou Fount of Every Blessing -- "Streams of mercy,
        never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise."

3. We have an eternal theme! “for ever” #

B. Saints praise his faithfulness (5) #

C. Sole faithfulness (8) #

II. The Promise (3-4, 28-29, 34-36) #

2Pet. 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

A. God’s Promise to David #

Psa. 89:3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, 4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

B. Repeated #

Psa. 89:28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him. 29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

C. Reassurance #

Psa. 89:34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. 35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. 36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

Psalm 89

Driving through the Fog #

I. The Praise #

A. Singing of his faithfulness (1) #

1. Many songs simply uplift the Lord! #

2. Sing of his mercy! - #

3. We have an eternal theme! “for ever” #

B. Saints praise his faithfulness (5) #

C. Sole faithfulness (8) #

II. The Promise (3-4, 28-29, 34-36) #

A. God’s Promise to David #

B. Repeated #

C. Reassurance #

III. The Problem (38-51) #

A. BUT (38) #

B. The Charge (39) #

C. The Victory of the enemies (42) #

D. The disappointment (44) #

E. Disillusionment (49) #

IV. The Perspective (view) (52) #