Victory Through Faith

 Temple Baptist Church - 1-1-2023

Psalm 9

 

Introduction: 

 

A.  Tonight, we will look at another Psalm of Deliverance that begins in praise being given to God.

 

B.  Here we find King David giving glory to God for His victory over the wicked.  I want to break the Psalm down into its parts as to get a better biblical perspective of what the Psalm is about.

 

C.  I found out long ago that one of the best ways to interpret a passage of Scripture is to outline it and interpret each point of the outline within the context in which it lies.

 

D.  Before I give you my outline of the Psalm, I want us to see the correlation between victory and faith.

 

Psalms 98:1-2  A Psalm. O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.  (2)  The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.

 

1 Corinthians 15:57-58  But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.  (58)  Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

 

1 John 5:4-5  For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.  (5)  Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

 

E.  The Key verses are 15-16.   Though we do see the end of things, there will be justice and judgment for the wicked and deliverance for the people of God from the hands to their enemies.

 

F.  Here is the outline:

 

1.  Verses 1-3 – The Praise of the Righteous

 

Verse 1 – For His Performance

 

Verse 2 – For His Person

 

Verse 3 – For His Presence

 

2.  Verses 4-8 - The Perishing of the Wicked

 

Verses 4, 7-8 – His Judgment is Right

 

Verses 5-6 – His Justice is Right

 

3.  Verses 9-10 – The Protection of the Oppressed

 

Verse 9 – He is a Refuge in Trouble

 

Verse 10 – He is Reliable in Trouble

 

4.  Verses 11-14 – The Petition of the Delivered

 

Verse 11 – David’s Proclamation

 

Verse 12 – David’s Plea

 

Verse 13 – David’s Plight

 

Verse 14 – David’s Presentation

 

5.  Verses 15-18 – The Promise of Judgement of the Nations

 

Verses 15-17 – The End of the Wicked

 

Verse  18 – The Exalting of the Weak

 

6.  Verses 19-20 – The Prevailing  of the Lord

 

Verse 19 – The Wicked Whipped

 

Verse 20 – The Wicked Warned