This psalm gives us a deep understanding of what is happening in our world, and how to survive!

Psalms 9 and 10 are really just one Psalm. They belong together. They are the first of the acrostic psalms. Each alternate verse begins with the next letter of the Hebrew alphabet, so they are linked by this literary construction. We get the first eleven letters in Psalm 9, which we looked at last week, and the rest of the Hebrew alphabet letters in Psalm 10.

Psalm 10: There is an amazing honesty in the Psalms, which is so clearly seen in the opening words. Sometimes we think that God is far away. If we ever think that He might be too far away, then we know who has moved. Reread the first verse. David writes in a moment of sadness, pain and grief: his son has died. Haven’t we all been there and maybe we asked ourselves similar questions?

Did David think that God was leaving him to get on with things on his own, and that while he was going through a troubled season, God was hiding from him?

We also have our “Whys”, and we probably still have several “Whys”. Suddenly something goes wrong and we might feel like Jesus Christ is a thousand miles from us. These questions are so human, so real. What man of God has never cried out like this? “Lord, I need you more than ever.

Where are you? Are you hiding from me? “

The righteous struggle with delay in deliverance and God’s judgment.

Or – find someone looking at pain, poverty and suffering in the world – and a question arises: “If there is a God, why doesn’t he do something about it?”

The answer, of course, is: “I have done something about it. I have done all that I can. I have given the world My Only Son, Jesus Christ. I gave Jesus to the world because I loved the world. I gave Jesus to that Jesus could save people from their sins and heal them from all the horrible consequences of sin. I even said: This is My Beloved Son, listen to him. But people did not want him, and men did not listen to him, so he he pain, poverty and suffering continue. “

David prays your questions – remember the word comes from searching – here is a search for an answer – a search for truth – for God.

Verse 2 teaches us why men do not listen to Jesus. Having asked his questions, David now describes the complaint. The man is arrogant and proud; pride is one of the greatest obstacles to our spiritual growth and development.

It can be pride in our reputation – nationalist pride – pride in our family – pride in our church. Regardless of what form pride takes, pride can be an obstacle to our spiritual growth and progress. Psalm 10 continues to describe wicked men.

Verse 3 talks about their boasting, mentions how greedy they are. They want what they don’t need: greedy and always wanting to capture more and more.

Here we see why, because of their pride, they will not seek God: self-importance inflated by pride. God is NOT in your thoughts – verse 4.

Many will not seek God. Many seem to be doing very well without God. People reject God and despise him. They have no room for HIM. It was like this when Jesus was born.

The question arises: “Why don’t men seek God?” Why are the vast majority of people not interested in Jesus, forgiveness, mercy, and love? The Bible tells us that it is not natural for a sinner to seek the spiritual – the living God.

Verse 5 makes certain clear and obvious truths. People can be so proud that they cannot see or appreciate the mighty acts of God. We see that with Pharaoh in particular. No matter how good an announcement of Jesus Christ is, because of pride and sin, the person watching you may not be able to see and appreciate the Spirit of Christ in you, and Pentecost remains a total mystery.

Verse 6 – A man can be so arrogant that he can go so far as to say, “Nothing will shake me. Nothing will move me spiritually. I will never have bad times when I have to cry out for God. Take care of myself..”

Some people consider themselves untouchable and enjoy temporary physical prosperity. His mouth is full of curses, lies and threats, blasphemy, deception and fraud. Is this a cover to hide the true need in a man’s heart – the need for Jesus and His Cleansing Blood and Forgiveness? It is not easy for a man to bow down, bow down and submit.

Our mouths will be full of something. At Pentecost the mouths were overflowing with praise.

These verses continue to speak of the oppression of the poor, as the defenseless are ambushed, attacked, and dragged away. Here are verses to encourage Christians in politics, or when praying for politicians, locally, nationally, or internationally.

Verse 11 – The psalmist reveals where the proud self-made man has gone wrong. After all his blasphemous words and arrogant curses, after all his plots, plans and schemes have been devised, he says: “God has forgotten, God will never see what I have done.”

Verse 13 – They will never discover me. You make the mistake of thinking that if you’ve gotten away with something once, you’ll get away with it again and again. People live as if they are not accountable to God. Evil is a word that has been used more and more in recent years, and GOD is the opposite of evil.

“God won’t see me doing this – God won’t hear me say this – God won’t realize what we’re doing.” – but God sees man from his pinnacle of holiness and begins to act – verses 14 and 15.

Once upon a time there was a man who was cursing the disciples of Jesus. He did everything he could to destroy the Church of Jesus Christ. He was the leader of the pursuers. His only wish was to arrest and imprison all the disciples of Jesus Christ. He couldn’t see the Spirit of Jesus in people, except in the sense of enraging him. One day someone prayed for him, Stephen, a disciple of Jesus who was about to lose his life under this vile violent wave of persecution, prayed for Saul of Tarsus, and Jesus Christ heard and answered Stephen’s prayer. Acts Chapter 9.

Saul couldn’t see who Jesus was, not until he was blinded and ‘born again’.

The living Jesus filled Saul of Tarsus with the power of the Holy Spirit, and God began to use it in a powerful way. When someone prays, a man can be completely appeased and transformed.

The lion’s mouths can be closed. Men’s lives can change.

Persecutors can become preachers.

Men who once scoffed may be called to the mission field.

Questions keep coming up – verse 12 – but the psalmist knows that GOD sees.

Questions and complaints give rise to prayer, and prayer is a call to action. Get up, raise your hand, don’t forget!

These are strong and compassionate words.

The last three verses are so powerful, positive, reassuring, and comforting.

David is almost prophesying about how things will be when it’s all over, when Jesus returns.

The Lord is King – the nations will perish from their land – You hear – Animas – You hear. These verbs are so active. Someday man will stop terrorizing.

The King of Kings should never be taken lightly.

His reign lasts longer than that of all other nations.

Verse 17: “Hear” means “pay diligent attention.” One day GOD will vindicate the oppressed and silence the man who causes terror. The opposite of terror is TRUST.

The suffering of the godly and the seeming prosperity of the wicked or wicked are frequently set forth in the Psalms. The godly man suffers pressure and affliction.

David struggles with this, and at times, we have to struggle with this too, but David’s focus remains on the nature and character of his faithful God.

We see the answer, the solution and the resolution in the life of Jesus, particularly on the Cross, which reminds us of bread and wine.

In the bread and wine, we are reminded that God forgives, cares, feeds, supplies, shepherds, protects, guides and guides, all thanks to Jesus Christ and through Jesus Christ, and all that Jesus did and does, for us, and In us.