Main Point: Because the LORD sustains his people at their weakest, they find peace to rest and courage to pray.
1. The Predicament
2. The Peace
3. The Prayer
Home Group Questions:
Of all the "many" troubles David lists, verse 2 lands as the deepest wound: "There is no salvation for him in God." Why do you think an accusation about God's character cuts deeper than the political and physical danger David is in?
Verse 3 begins "But you, O LORD" — David doesn't argue with his accusers, he turns straight to God. What would it look like practically for you to do that the next time you're tempted to defend yourself or fix things on your own first?
David calls God his shield, his glory, and the lifter of his head. Which of these three feels most needed in your life right now, and why?
The sermon draws a line from David's sleep and David's cry to Christ's death and resurrection — Christ had no shield, was truly forsaken, and yet rose at the Father's "Arise, O LORD." How does seeing Jesus as the true and better David change the comfort you take from this Psalm?