Message Notes

SSS 4
Book 5
Psalms 107-150
21 April 2024

Psalm 107

1Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.

2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so,
Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,

3 And gathered out of the lands,
From the east and from the west,
From the north and from the south.

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way;
They found no city to dwell in.

5 Hungry and thirsty,
Their soul fainted in them.

6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,
And He delivered them out of their distresses.

7 And He led them forth by the right way,
That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.

8 Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

Psalm 107:1-8

1. The Focus of this Psalm

a) To give thanks to the LORD

b) To be truly grateful to God for His many blessings

c) To review what God has done and to learn how to give thanks

2. A problem that many face

a) Israel

b) The Church

c) Mankind at large

d) Man is not a naturally grateful creature

e) He needs to learn how to be more grateful and to give thanks sincerely

3. Two Things about the Person of the LORD that should cause us thanksgiving

a) That He is good

i) Intrinsically good

ii) Extrinsically good

b) That His mercy endures forever

i) Mercy is an attribute of God

ii) It is an enduring divine attribute

c) In contrast

i) Man is not merciful

ii) Man is vindictive and capable of great wickedness

4. The work of divine redemption

a) Redeemed from the hand of the enemy

b) Gathered out of the lands:

i) Assyria

ii) Babylonia

iii) Medo-Persia

5. The scattered Diaspora described

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way;
They found no city to dwell in.

5 Hungry and thirsty,
Their soul fainted in them.

Psalm 107:4-5

a) Wandered in the wilderness

b) Desolate way

c) No city

d) Hungry and thirsty

e) Faintness felt

6. Seeking the LORD

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,
And He delivered them out of their distresses.

Psalm 107:6

a) Crying out to the LORD in times of trouble

b) It is natural to cry out for divine help

7. The LORD’s response

And He led them forth by the right way,
That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.

Psalm 107:7

a) The LORD heard and answered

b) He led the redeemed by the right way

c) He gave them a city for a dwelling place

8. Appropriate response

Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

Psalm 107:8

a) That men (the redeemed) would give thanks

b) For 2 reasons:

i) For His goodness

ii) For His wonderful works to the children of men