Psalm 39:7-13 - "Hear My Prayer, O LORD"

Pastor Mike Impact Ministries · Mar 15, 2023 · 5m

In Psalm 39 David doesn't seem to be gravely ill, but he has been visited by some "stroke" from the Lord because of his sins (vv. 9-11). Also, the old problem of the prosperity of the wicked is in the picture (v. 1). It appears that the wicked ("the foolish" v. 8) were blaspheming God and maligning David in his affliction, and the king was greatly concerned lest he bring reproach on the name of the Lord. Recorded in this psalm are four progressive stages that we notice in David's overcoming his difficult experience that we might relate to in our own lives

In verses 1-3, David was silent, and…