BIG IDEA:
TRUSTING IN GOD BEATS TRUSTING IN MAN
(:1-2) INTRODUCTION: PRAISE THE LORD CONTINUALLY
“Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
I will praise the Lord while I live;
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.”
I. (:3-5) THESIS: TRUSTING IN GOD BEATS TRUSTING IN MAN
A. Limitations of Trusting in Man
1. Even Princes = Mere Mortals
“Do not trust in princes, In mortal man”
2. Unable to Provide Salvation
“in whom there is no salvation”
3. Death Kills His Vision and the Implementation of His Plans
“His spirit departs, he returns to the earth;
In that very day his thoughts perish.”
B. Blessings of Trusting in God
“How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
Whose hope is in the Lord his God;”
II. (:6-9) PROOF: NO LIMITATIONS IN WHAT GOD CAN DO
A. Creator of All
“Who made heaven and earth,
The sea and all that is in them”
B. Faithful / Unchanging
“Who keeps faith forever”
C. “Executes Justice for the Oppressed”
D. “Gives Food to the Hungry”
E. “Sets the Prisoners Free”
F. “Opens the eyes of the Blind”
G. “Raises up Those Who are Bowed Down”
H. “Loves the Righteous”
I. “Protects the Strangers”
J. “Supports the fatherless and the widow”
K. “Thwarts the Way of the Wicked”
(:10) CONCLUSION: IT PAYS TO TRUST IN GOD BECAUSE HE WILL REIGN FOREVER
“The Lord will reign forever, Thy God, O Zion, to all generations.
Praise the Lord!”