For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry.To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
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… steamboat 27 hours in a box and as soon as he gets to Philly a Quaker opens up the box and he breaks out singing Psalm 40 verse 1 I love the Lord because he inclined his ear unto me and heard my cry and set me on a solid rock. I'm simply trying to say God is able to raise you up. God is able to lift you up. God will give you newness in the midst of your nightmare. Oh my God, I love that right there, but I got to go on and give you something else. Not only is there newness that is coming to somebody in spite of the nightmare you find yourself in the text lets us know there is wholeness for the wounded wholeness for the wounded Jesus twice says deuces right you know he's a brother he says peace that's what text says twice he says peace that's what Jesus says to his disciples who are wounded he offers wholeness man I love that right there because all of us know what it's like to be wounded all of us know what it's like to feel feel the wounds only to to have God give us wholeness and and that's really what Jesus says he is saying not Irene the Greek he's saying shalom peace and we do an etymological study of the word shalom there are several word pictures that blow my mind one word picture has to do with a bone that has been reset and so one is now healed they're experiencing wellness and wholeness because what had been …
… But I want to first read New American Standard Bible. It reads, I waited patiently for the Lord. And he inclined to me and heard my cry. He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay. And he set my feet upon a rock, making my footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and will trust in the Lord. Freddie Haynes remix goes, I waited and waited on tiptoe expectancy for the Lord. and God heard my cry, pulled up and came through leaning in my direction. God lifted and liberated me out of a pit that was a hot mess, pulled me out of a hell hole of noise and chaos and slimy clay that was causing me to sink. Then God made sure I was secure enough to rock steady. my strong deliverer updated my praise pay playlist with the latest hallelujah hit where I give God a shout out now people will be blown away and have something to talk about and they will stand 10 toes down knowing God has got them you may be seated in God's in God's presence I want to put tag on this text and for a few moments with your prayers. I want to talk about from the pit to the playlist. From the pit to the playlist. One way to get in your way is to see yourself through the wrong eyes. Kendrick Lamar puts it like this, love is not just a verb, it's you looking in the …
… If you are in him, it's yours. To the choir master, a psalm of David. I waited patiently for the Lord. He inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. and put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God, many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord. Now, I think that's a pattern of life that we live, I'm tempted to say, every day, at least regularly. so I'm asking is it normal to have Christian seasons in the pit with the king and what do you do when you go there that's what this message is about and that's what this text I think answers I see six stages if I were teaching a class instead of preaching a sermon I would have you find the stages first David is in a muddy pit verse 2 calls it a pit of destruction miry bog in the ESV second he cries out to God from this pit for help verse 1 he heard my cry 3 he waits how long I don't know how long I'm glad he didn't tell me how long he waits for the Lord verse 1 I waited patiently for the Lord Four, God draws him up out of the pit into safety. …