A Morning Meditation (in the midst of misery)
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Speaker: Dave Royes
Scripture: Psalm 3
July 6, 2025
Sermon Notes
2 Samuel 12: “Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own. This is what the Lord says: ‘Out of your own household I am going to bring calamity on you.’“
The Lament of Troubles Rising (vs. 1-2)
The Cry of the Psalmist Resting (vs. 3-6)
The Petition of the LORD Reigning (vs. 7-8)
The crime: 2 Samuel 11
The verdict: 2 Samuel 12:1-15
The insurrection: 2 Samuel 15:13-23
Psalm 3: “Oh Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; many are saying of my soul, “There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah
But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. I cried aloud to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah
I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me. I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
Arise, O Lord! Save me, O my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked.
Salvation belongs to the Lord; your blessing be on your people! Selah”
Outline:
1. Introduction
The “front door”
The structure
The main idea
2. The lament of troubles rising
The context
A prayer out of pain upon pain
Troubles can take the form of false narratives
3. The cry of the psalmist resting
God’s sovereign protection
God’s eternal significance
God’s attentive care
4. The petition to the Lord reigning
King David’s son problem
King David’s sin problem
King David’s Divine Descendant
Two questions
