I will praise you with the whole heart
Text: Psalm 9
6 May 2007
(I) REASONS FOR PRAISE IN THE HEART FOR GOD
1. General Reasons
a) The wicked are destroyed ( Psalm 9:5b )
b) The names of the wicked are blotted out ( Psalm 92:5c-6 )
c) The wicked are sent to hell ( Psalm 92:17 )
2. Personal Reasons
a) Personal enemies turned back ( Psalm 9:3 )
b) Personal cause maintained by the Lord ( Psalm 9:4 )
c) Lifted from the gates of death ( Psalm 9:13 )
(II) REFLECTIONS ON GOD ENHANCE PRAISE
1. God as a Righteous Judge (Psalm 9:4-8)
2. God as a Refuge (Psalm 9:9-10)
a) For the oppressed
b) In times of trouble
3. God as One who is Faithful
a) He does not forsake those who seek Him (Psalm 92:10)
b) He does not forget the cry of the humble (Psalm 92:12)
c) He will remember the wicked and He will avenge blood (Psalm 92:12)
(III) RESOLUTION TO PRAISE GOD
1. To praise God with the whole heart (Psalm 9:1)
2. To be glad in the Lord (Psalm 9:2)
3. To declare God’s deeds among His people (Psalm 9:11)
4. To rejoice in the salvation of God (Psalm 9:2, 14)