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Gods Foundational Wisdom Principles

• To get wisemust love God follow the Bible

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
all who follow His precepts have good
understanding. Ps.11110
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Gods Foundational Wisdom Principles

• To get wisemust love God follow the Bible
• To stay wiseneed spiritual accountability

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Wisdom Book 1 The Psalms

• Their Purpose

• Wise Up in my relationship to God

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Wisdom Book 1 The Psalms

• Their Purpose

• Wise Up in my relationship to God
• Full of prayers to share with Him.

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Wisdom Book 1 The Psalms

• Their Structure

• All fit into 2 large baskets

Uppers Praise Psalms
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Wisdom Book 1 The Psalms

• Their Structure

• All fit into 2 large baskets

Uppers Praise Psalms Downers Complaint
(or lament) Psalms
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Wisdom Book 1 The Psalms

• Their Structure

• All fit into 2 large baskets

Uppers Praise Psalms Downers Complaint
(or lament) Psalms

• Valuable Specialty categories

For when Im puzzled, curious, grateful,
critical, guilty, or mad
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When PUZZLED or CURIOUS ? TEACHING Psalms
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When PUZZLED or CURIOUS ? TEACHING Psalms

• Topical sub-groups

• 4 Historical Psalms (Israels history)

Psalm 78, 105, 106, 136
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When PUZZLED or CURIOUS ? TEACHING Psalms

• Topical sub-groups

• 7 Apologetics Psalms (key life questions)

Godlessness evil Ps.14, 19, 90 Injustice
suffering Ps.10, 37, 49, 73
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When PUZZLED or CURIOUS ? TEACHING Psalms

• Topical sub-groups

• 17 Messianic Psalms (predictions about Jesus)

Suffering death Ps.22, 41, 69, 109,
118 Eternal king Ps.2, 8, 45, 72 Perfect man
Ps.16, 40, 78, 89 God Himself Ps.68, 102, 110,
132
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When PUZZLED or CURIOUS ? TEACHING Psalms
Many General Instruction Psalms (God His truth)
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Psalm 37
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When THANKFUL or CRITICAL ? THANKSGIVING Psalms
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When THANKFUL or CRITICAL ? THANKSGIVING Psalms

• Best antidote to critical, negative spirit

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When THANKFUL or CRITICAL ? THANKSGIVING Psalms

• Some are easy to spot

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, His
love endures forever. Ps.1061 1361
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When THANKFUL or CRITICAL ? THANKSGIVING Psalms

• Often called Testimony Psalms

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When THANKFUL or CRITICAL ? THANKSGIVING Psalms

• Often called Testimony Psalms

• A personal need (I cried out to God)

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When THANKFUL or CRITICAL ? THANKSGIVING Psalms

• Often called Testimony Psalms

• A personal need
• Gods deliverance (God rescued me)

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When THANKFUL or CRITICAL ? THANKSGIVING Psalms

• Often called Testimony Psalms

• A personal need
• Gods deliverance (God rescued me)

Increases my testimony influence on others
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When THANKFUL or CRITICAL ? THANKSGIVING Psalms

• Often called Testimony Psalms

• A personal need
• Gods deliverance (God rescued me)

God promises to meet my needson His timetable
My God will meet all your needs according to His
glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
Phil.419 Just as the heavens are higher
than the earth, so are My ways higher than your
ways My thoughts higher than your thoughts,
says the Lord. Isa.559
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When THANKFUL or CRITICAL ? THANKSGIVING Psalms

• Often called Testimony Psalms

• A personal need
• Gods deliverance
• Thank You response (Im so grateful, Lord)

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When GUILTY ? CONFESSION Psalms

• Often called Penitential Psalms

Ps.6, 38, 51, 130
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When GUILTY ? CONFESSION Psalms

• Why?

• To help examine myself spiritually
• confess forsake any sin I find

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When GUILTY ? CONFESSION Psalms

• Why?

• To help examine myself spiritually
• confess forsake any sin I find
• assure me of His full forgiveness.

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Lord is compassionate gracious, slow to anger,
abounding in love... He doesnt treat us as our
sins deserve or repay us according to our
iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above
the earth, so great is His love for those who
fear Him as far as the east is from the west, so
far has He removed our transgressions from us.
Ps.1038,10-12 If we confess our sins, He is
faithful just will forgive us our sins
purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 19
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When MAD ? ANGRY Psalms

• Wish for Gods judgment on enemies

Break the teeth in their mouths, O Godlike a
stillborn child may they not see the sun.
Psalm 586, 8
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When MAD ? ANGRY Psalms

• Wish for Gods judgment on enemies

Ps.35, 69, 109
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When MAD ? ANGRY Psalms

• Wish for Gods judgment on enemies
• How can I reconcile that with loving my enemies?

Love your enemies. Pray for those who
persecute you Matt.544
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When MAD ? ANGRY Psalms

• Wish for Gods judgment on enemies
• How can I reconcile that with loving my enemies?

• Not saying they are only spiritual enemies

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When MAD ? ANGRY Psalms

• Wish for Gods judgment on enemies
• How can I reconcile that with loving my enemies?

• Not relegating them to OT ignorance

OT teaches Love your enemies Lev.1918
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When MAD ? ANGRY Psalms

• Wish for Gods judgment on enemies
• How can I reconcile that with loving my enemies?

• Not relegating them to OT ignorance

NT teaches Jesus harsh judgment on cities
leaders
If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other
than what you accepted, let him be eternally
condemned! Gal.19 I wish that the people who
are upsetting you would go all the way let them
go on castrate themselves! Gal.512 (TEV) "O
Sovereign Lord, holy true, how long will it be
before you judge the people who belong to this
world for what they have done to us? When will
you avenge our blood against these people?"
Rev.610 (NLT)
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When MAD ? ANGRY Psalms

• Why have Angry Psalms?

• Feelings to be expressed extravagantly in
• oriental poetry

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When MAD ? ANGRY Psalms

• Why have Angry Psalms?

• Eagerness to see Gods righteousness vindicated

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When MAD ? ANGRY Psalms

• Why have Angry Psalms?

• Become a healthy vent for my anger

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When MAD ? ANGRY Psalms

• Why have Angry Psalms?

• Become a healthy vent for my anger

Rage belongs before God. Miroslav Volt,
Princeton theologian
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When MAD ? ANGRY Psalms

• Why have Angry Psalms?

• Become a healthy vent for my anger
• To replace it with concern, forgiveness love

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