Psalm 40 (Week 4)

PSALM (WEEK 4)

Psalm 40:9–10 (NLT): “I have told all your people about your justice. I have not been afraid to speak out, as you, O LORD, well know. I have not kept the good news of your justice hidden in my heart; I have talked about your faithfulness and saving power. I have told everyone in the great assembly of your unfailing love and faithfulness.”

• David is declaring with his mouth what God has done and what He means to him!

• David as a king is expected to lead on all fronts: governance, justice, rule, battle, and God’s directives (law).

• David as a Shepherd is where he spent most of his time, attempting to understand, grow, and share in his life with God.

• “I have told all your people about your justice,” is David as a king declaring His commitment and relationship to God to fulfill his role.

• “I have not been afraid to speak out,” is David speaking publicly about the justice, righteousness, and faithfulness of God.

• Testimony is a vital part of reinforcing God’s covenant faithfulness in the community, in the church, and in our own life.

• For David, silence would have been unfaithfulness

• Justice, faithfulness, saving power, unfailing love, right, reliable, strong to save, and rooted in love… these words sum up the covenant experience with God.

• Silence keeps hope locked away. Speaking out multiplies it.

• Francis Schaeffer - How should we then live?