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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.’“

  1. The Lament of Troubles Rising (vs. 1-2)

  2. The Cry of the Psalmist Resting (vs. 3-6)

  3. 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

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