I WAIT FOR THE LORD, MY SOUL WAITS
Text: Psalm 130
31 January 2010
(I) SONGS OF ASCENTS (DEGREES)
1. Pilgrim songs
2. Reflective in nature
3. Highly Instructive
(II) THEME OF PSALM 130
1. Waiting on the Lord
2. Many deep and moving thoughts woven into this theme
(III) REFLECTING ON A TIME WHEN ISRAEL FELL OUT WITH GOD
1. In the depths (Psalm 130:1)
2. Iniquities (Psalm 130:3)
(IV) RETURNING TO GOD
1. Humble prayer
“Out of the depths I have cried to You, O LORD;
LORD, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.” Psalm 130:1-2
2. Confessing sin
“If You, O LORD, should mark iniquities,
O LORD, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with You, that You may be feared.” Psalm 130:3-4
(V) WAITING ON THE LORD
1. Declaration of commitment to wait on the LORD
“I wait for the LORD, my soul waits…” Psalm 130:5a
2. Connection of Hope with Waiting on the LORD
“And in His word I do hope” Psalm 130:5b
(VI) PRACTICE OF WAITING ON THE LORD
“My soul waits for the LORD more than those who watch for the morning-
Yes, more than those who watch for the morning.” Psalm 130:6
1. Earnestness
2. Expectation
3. Urgency
4. Alertness
(VII) THE STRONG ELEMENT OF HOPE
“O Israel, hope in the LORD;
For with the LORD there is mercy,
And with Him there is abundant redemption.
And He shall redeem Israel from all His iniquities.” Psalm 130:7-8
1. Hope in the Lord Himself
2. Hope in the Lord’s mercy
3. Hope in the Lord’s redemption