Psalm 105

Scripture -- Psalm 105

• Psalm 105:1-6 - Worship God
• Psalm 105:1-3 - A call to worship the LORD.
• Psalm 105:4-6 - A call to seek the LORD and remember His great works.
• Psalm 105:7-12 - God’s marvelous covenant with the patriarchs.
• Psalm 105:13-41 - Why we should worship God.
• Psalm 105:13-15 - God’s protection of the patriarchs.
• Psalm 105:16-22 - God’s care for the patriarchs in the days of Joseph.
• Psalm 105:23-25 - God’s preservation of Israel in Egypt.
• Psalm 105:26-36 - The deliverance from Egypt.
• Psalm 105:37-41 - The deliverance from Egypt into the wilderness

Observation – 

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Psalm 104

Scripture – Psalm 104

Observation – 

• Psalm 104:1-13 - The glory of God's creation in light, angels, earth, and waters.
• Psalm 104:1-2 - Praising the God of honor, majesty, and might.
• Psalm 104:3-4 - God's might in creation
• Psalm 104:5-9 - God's might in the flood
• Psalm 104:10-13 - God's might in the waters of the earth
• Psalm 104:14-26 - The glory of God's creation in animals, plants, and all living things
• Psalm 104:14-18 - God's might in nature
• Psalm 104:19-23 - God's might in the sun and moon
• Psalm 104:24-26 - God's might in the sea
• Psalm 104:27-35 - The glory of God's creation of the world
• Psalm 104:27-30 - Creations dependence on God
• Psalm 104:31-32 - Blessing the God of all creation
• Psalm 104:33-35 - Praise God in song!

Psalm 102-103

Scripture – Psalm 102-103

Observation – 

• Psalm 102:1-11 - A cry in trouble
• Psalm 102:1-2 - A plea for God
• Psalm 102:3-7 - The agony of being sick
• Psalm 102:8-11 - The agony of being attacked by enemies
• Psalm 102:12-22 - Praising God
• Psalm 102:12 - God is everlasting
• Psalm 102:13-14 - Recognizing God's favor to Jerusalem
• Psalm 102:15-17 - Recognizing God among the nations
• Psalm 102:18-22 - Recognizing God's deliverance
• Psalm 102:23 - The weakness of man 
• Psalm 102:24-28 - A prayer 
• Psalm 103:1-14 - Reasons to bless and honor God
• Psalm 103:1-2 - Blessing God for all his benefits
• Psalm 103:3-5 - Blessing God who redeems
• Psalm 103:6-7 - Blessing God who is righteous
• Psalm 103:8-10 - Blessing God who is gracious
• Psalm 103:11-12 - Blessing God for his forgiveness
• Psalm 103:13-14 - Blessing God who shows his sympathy
• Psalm 103:15-22 - Contrats that show how great God is
• Psalm 103:15-18 - The contrast between man and God
• Psalm 103:19 - The contrast between creation and God
• Psalm 103:20-22 - The contrast between angels and God

From this passage, I focused a lot on Psalm 103:1-14. It just reminded me of all the different qualities of God. The one that I relate the most with is how gracious he is in verses 8-10. He is angry for a time, but He will not keep his anger forever. When I fall short, this verse reminds me that he is slow to anger and abounding in love. I know in verses 11-12 that he forgives and has compassion on those who fear Him. I know that when I sin, God will forgive me. 

This also reminds me to be slow to anger and abounding in love. How can I be fast to anger when God is so patient with me? It doesn't make sense! I pray that I will continue to grow to be slower to anger and abounding in love. 

Psalm 103:8 - The Lord is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in love.

Psalm 99-101

Scripture – Psalm 99-100

Observation – 

• Psalm 99:1-3 - The Holy Presence of God
• Psalm 99:1 - God is present in the sanctuary
• Psalm 99:2-3 - God is present in Zion
• Psalm 99:4-5 - The Holy Strength of God
• Psalm 99:6-9 - The Holy Revelation of God
• Psalm 99:6-7 - God is revealed to the priests
• Psalm 99:8-9 - God is revealed in love and mercy
• Psalm 100:1-3 - What do we do? Why do we Praise God?
• Psalm 100:1-2- PRAISE GOD
• Psalm 100:3 - Why? He is our creator
• Psalm 100:4-5 - What do we do? Why do we give thanks?
• Psalm 100:4 - Come to his house to give thanks
• Psalm 100:5 - Why? God is good and merciful

Timeless Outline –

Examples to follow – Reminder of why we give thanks. We give thanks because he is good. not because we want to see friends. Make it a point to not think of church as a place to hang out.

Examples to not follow – 

Sins to avoid – 

Promises to claim – 

Commands to obey –

Application – 

Prayer –

When I go to church, I look forward to being with friends and hanging out and playing volleyball. I sometimes feel like I want to get past the small group and the sermon just so I can hangout and talk. But as Psalm 100 says, we come to his house to give thanks because God is good and merciful and not because we want to hangout with friends. I should put praising God and worshiping him at church first before thinking about other things. Even though talking with friends isn't wrong, make it a point to worship and glorify him through conversations and playing.