PSALM CHAPTER 59


~~ Overcoming The Unfairness Of Men ~~

Are You Paranoid If You Believe Someone Is Out To Get You ?
Reality Check—
The Devil REALLY IS Out To Get You !



1. SOMETIMES CRYING TO GOD IS THE ONLY OPTION.   
   A. EVIL PEOPLE SCHEME AND COULD GET YOU BECAUSE THEY WAIT.
        —THEY USE THE “SNARE PRINCIPLE.”
             >DAVID’S OWN EXPERIENCE. PS. 119:110, PS. 142:3.
             >THE SNARES THE ENEMY SETS. I TIM. 3:7, 1 TIM. 6:9.
             >THERE IS A WAY OUT. 2 TIM. 2:25-26.
        —THEIR HATE IS LONG-LASTING, EXTENSIVE. MICAH 7:2.
             >TEACHERS OF FALSE DOCTRINES LINGER AS A SNARE.
                  EPH. 4:14.
             >THEY USE ANY METHOD THEY CAN. PS. 140:5.
   B. GOD IS MIGHTIER THAN THE ENEMY.
        PS. 93:4, LUKE 1:37, LUKE 18:27.
        —HE WANTS TO WORK THROUGH PEOPLE. MATTHEW 17:20.
        —HE ANSWERS FAITH. V. 2—DAVID’S PLEA.
             >HE WON’T RESPOND TO DOUBTS. JAMES 1:6-8.

2. EVIL PEOPLE SOMETIMES DO THINGS WITHOUT A CAUSE.    V.3.
   A. DAVID EXPERIENCED THIS MORE THAN ONCE. PS. 35:7
   B. JESUS EXPERIENCED IT. JOHN 15:25, ACTS 13:28.
   C. THE BELIEVER IS MOVED BY THE RIGHT CAUSE. 1 COR. 4:17,
        2 COR. 4:16, EPH. 3:1, EPH. 3:14, TITUS 1:5.
   D. THEY PLOT AND PLAN TO TRIP UP A BELIEVER.
        —EVEN THE MOST RELIGIOUS OF THEM. HOSEA 5:1
        —MICAH 7:1-2. PARALLEL FOR THE LAST DAYS ?
   E. THEIR REWARD IS A LACK OF MERCY. V. 5.

3. THE WICKED ARE MORE ANIMAL-LIKE THAN GOD-LIKE.   V. 6-7.
   A. THEY DO THEIR EVIL IN THE NIGHT. JOHN 3:19,
        THE BELIEVER IS OF THE LIGHT. COL. 1:13, EPH. 6:12, 1 THES. 5:5,
   B. THE BEHAVE AS ANIMALS. 2 PET. 2:22, 2 PET. 2:12, JUDE 1:10.
   C. THEY ARE UNAWARE OF HOW THEY ARE BEING SEEN. IS. 47:10,
        MATT. 12:36, PS. 94:7. (FOCUS IS STRONG, LIKE STALKING LION).
        HAD NO IDEA THEY WOULD BE JUDGED. MATT. 24:39