Message Notes

SSS 4
Book 5
Psalms 107-150
28 April 2024

Psalm 107

9 For He satisfies the longing soul,
And fills the hungry soul with goodness.

10 Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
Bound in affliction and irons—

11 Because they rebelled against the words of God,
And despised the counsel of the Most High,

12 Therefore He brought down their heart with labour;
They fell down, and there was none to help.

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

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
And broke their chains in pieces.

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

Psalm 107:9-15

1. Divine attributes of the LORD

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

Psalm 107:1

a) That the LORD is good

b) That His mercy endures forever

c) This verse is to be borne in mind throughout the whole Psalm

2. Sad and desperate circumstances of life

Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
Bound in affliction and irons—

Psalm 107:10

a) Sitting in darkness

b) In the shadow of death

c) Bound in affliction

d) Bound in irons

3. Reasons for these circumstances

11 Because they rebelled against the words of God,
And despised the counsel of the Most High,

12 Therefore He brought down their heart with labour;
They fell down, and there was none to help.

Psalm 107:11-12

a) Rebellion against the words of God

b) Despising the counsel of God called “The Most High”

c) God had to chasten and chastise

i) He brought down their heart (of pride and arrogance)

ii) They fell down

iii) There was no one to help them

4. Crying out to the LORD

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,

Psalm 107:13a

a) They cried out to the LORD

i) In fear

ii) In despair

iii) In desperation

b) They had to return

i) To their roots

ii) To the LORD

iii) To their covenant-God

5. The Response of the LORD

13And He saved them out of their distresses.

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
And broke their chains in pieces.

Psalm 107:13b-14

a) God saved them out of their distresses

i) Physical

ii) Emotional

iii) Spiritual

b) He brought them out:

i) Out of darkness

ii) Out of the shadow of death

iii) He broke their chains in pieces

6. 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 107:15

a) To give thanks to the LORD

b) Reasons:

i) For His goodness

ii) For His wonderful works to the children of men