Subject: “Blessed is the man You choose” Psalm 65:4
INTRODUCTION
1. Review
a) Psalm 1
b) Psalm 92
2. Establish your understanding of what it means to be blessed by the Lord
a) Like a Tree well-planted
i) Rivers of water (Psalm 1)
ii) In the courts of the LORD (Psalm 92)
b) Fruit
i) In its season (Psalm 1)
ii) Fresh (Psalm 92:14-15)
iii) Flourishing (Psalm 92:14-15)
iv) Fruitful (Psalm 92:14-15)
THE GENERAL BLESSINGS THAT GOD GIVES
Psalm 65:9-13
9 You visit the earth and water it,
You greatly enrich it;
The river of God is full of water;
You provide their grain,
For so You have prepared it. 10 You water its ridges abundantly,
You settle its furrows;
You make it soft with showers,
You bless its growth.
11 You crown the year with Your goodness,
And Your paths drip with abundance. 12 They drop on the pastures of the wilderness,
And the little hills rejoice on every side. 13 The pastures are clothed with flocks;
The valleys also are covered with grain;
They shout for joy, they also sing.
FEATURES OF GOD’S BLESSINGS
1. God visits the earth (Psalm 65:9a)
2. He waters it (Psalm 65:9b)
3. He enriches it greatly (Psalm 65:9c)
4. He gives a river full of water (Psalm 65:9d)
5. He provides grain (Psalm 65:9e)
6. God has prepared everything (Psalm 65:9f)
FEATURES OF GOD LOOKING AFTER THE LAND
1. God waters the ridges (Psalm 65:10a)
2. He settles the furrows (Psalm 65:10b)
3. He makes it soft with rain (Psalm 65:10c)
4. He blesses with growth (Psalm 65:10d)
FURTHER FEATURES OF GOD’S BLESSINGS
1. He crowns the year with goodness (Psalm 65:11a)
2. His paths drip with abundance (Psalm 65:11b)
3. Even the wilderness has pastures (Psalm 65:12a)
4. The little hills rejoice (Psalm 65:12b)
RESULTS OF GOD’S BLESSINGS
1. The pastures are clothed with flocks (Psalm 65:13a)
2. The valleys are covered with grain (Psalm 65:13b)
3. They shout for joy, they also sing (Psalm 65:13c)
THE SPECIAL BLESSINGS THAT GOD GIVES
1. The man God chooses (Psalm 65:4a)
2. He has caused him to approach (Psalm 65:4b)
3. He is invited to dwell in God’s courts (Psalm 65:4c)
4. God answers prayers with mighty deeds (Psalm 65:5a)
IDENTIFICATION OF THIS CHOSEN PERSON
1. He is actually a sinner
a) Iniquities had been experienced (Psalm 65:3a)
b) Transgressions are confessed (Psalm 65:3b)
2. But he has been redeemed
a) Atonement has been made (Psalm 65:3c)
b) He has been forgiven
c) He has been restored
APPROPRIATE RESPONSE
1. He will offer praise to God (Psalm 65:1a)
2. He will keep the vow made to God (Psalm 65:1b)
3. He will approach God in prayer (Psalm 65:2)
4. Great satisfaction of God’s goodness (Psalm 65:4d)
AN APPRECIATION OF GOD
1. God as Saviour (Psalm 65:5b)
2. The Confidence of all the ends of the earth (Psalm 65:5c)