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Magnify the Lord: Lessons from Psalms 32–34
July 8, 2026 · 15 min
Learning from David: confession, forgiveness, and a life fully integrated in Christ—praised be the Lord.
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Psalm 33: God's Creation and Sovereign Authority 0:10 Good morning, and welcome to our Oasis of Praise, 3 more encouraging Psalms today. We're looking at Psalms 32, 33, and 34. Verse 3 of chapter 34. Oh,0:21 magnify the lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. So that actually sounds like a great plan for today. Let's magnify the Lord and exalt his name0:33 as we look at his word, which is designed to encourage us and to guide us. So let me just ask this question. Have you been blessed by our time in the book of Psalms? And, you0:45 know, 1 of the reasons that I like, 1 of the many reasons I like the Psalms is that you you you get a really you get a candid view of of David, his heart, his thinking. And you can tell from0:57 his prayers, from his his pleas, his petitions, and his praises that David had a relationship with God that was fully integrated into every aspect of his life. He didn't1:09 have his, you know, spiritual life over here, his military life, his political life. It was all combined. It was all 1, and that is, I think, God's design, a fully1:20 integrated person. That's integrity, that we, we live out our faith in a real way. Now there were, of course, times when he walked with the Lord in, in a fashion that was stronger.1:33 There's times that, sin separated him from the fellowship of God, Psalm 33, which was probably a sequel to Psalm 51 when David repented of his sin with Bathsheba.1:45 So we read of the restoration of that fellowship he had with God when he repented of his sin, which also reveals the character and the nature of God. He he longs for us to repent and to be restored1:57 in relationship Alright. Let's begin verse 1 chapter 32. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. David understood that. Blessed is the man to2:09 whom the lord does not impute iniquity and in whose spirit there is no deceit. When I kept silent, my bones grew old through my groaning all the day long. For day and night, your2:21 hand was heavy upon me. My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. You know, before David confessed his sin I mean, have you ever been here? When we're hiding2:33 sin in our life, thinking we're getting away with it, David was under conviction, and it weighed heavily upon him. Now I'm gonna tell you, if you're a child of God, you cannot cohabitate2:45 peacefully with sin. God won't let you. Verse 5, I acknowledged my sin to you, and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the Lord, and you2:57 forgave the iniquity of my sin. What a peace that came upon him, and he writes about this. Because there there there is no end to God's forgiveness, All we have to do is ask. If we,3:09 like David, simply confess and repent of our sin, now this means we can't make excuses for our sin. We can't blame our parents. We can't declare it a choice, a preference, a lifestyle, or put it3:21 back onto God saying he made us this way. If we ask for forgiveness, God provides the power to change us through the sanctifying work of the3:32 Holy Spirit and his word. I mean, right now, as you're going through this journey through the Bible, you are being sanctified. You're being I'm being sanctified each and every day, and I've been through this many3:44 times. Each day, the Lord is showing me, and and the Holy Spirit is working in me through his word, which is living and active. And, again, I've quoted this many times, but it is a3:56 verse well worth knowing from John chapter 17 when God's when Jesus prayed for us saying, father, I pray that you not take them out of the world, but that you keep them4:08 from the evil 1. They are not of the world as I'm not of the world. Sanctify them by your word. Your word is truth. And it is through this word that we're kept from the evil 1.4:21 Alright. When can we turn to God? Look at verse 6. For this calls, everyone who is godly shall pray to you at a time when you may be found. Surely, in a flood of great waters,4:32 they shall not come near him. You know, now is the time when he can be found in this life. Right? This is when we need to call upon him. There's no forgiveness4:44 grave. As Paul wrote to the Corinthians, behold, now is the accepted time. Behold, now is the day of salvation. Now look how he closes out this Psalm, verse 10. Many sorrows shall be to the4:56 wicked, but he who trust in the Lord mercy shall surround him. Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.5:08 Now the next 1 here in verse 33, this is 1 of the Psalms that chapter 33. This is 1 of the Psalms that could have been re read written by David. It certainly sounds like him, but it remains5:20 an anonymous hymn of praise. Let's look at a verse 1. Rejoice in the Lord, oh you righteous, for praise from the upright is beautiful. Now drop down to to verse 6 as it moves into it speaks of5:32 creation. By the word of the Lord, the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deep in the storehouses. Let all the5:44 earth fear the Lord. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in all of him. I mean, just go out. I I mentioned this not too long ago. You go out in the middle of the night. If you ever been in the desert or a place5:56 where there's no lights and you look out at night in the stars and the sky. I mean, it is all inspiring. I mean, it it it shows you the magnificent6:08 of God's magnificent creation of God. For he spoke it. He spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood fast. It was a a6:19 Gallup poll that I saw a while back. It found that 20 percent of Americans 20 percent of Americans believe the Bible is the literal word of God. Now brace yourself for this.6:31 That is a 20 percent decline over the last 45 years. In 19 80, 40 percent of Americans believed that the Bible was the literal word of God. Now today, the largest percent, 49 percent, say the6:43 Bible is inspired by God, but not his actual words. You know, what we just read is a claim by scripture that separates those who take the6:55 Bible for what it says and those who pick and choose its truths. You see, God is the creator. Now this is fundamental. This is fundamental. Because if he is7:07 the creator, he then has the authority to set the rules, and that's the real issue. Man is rebellious toward God and does not want to follow God's rules. Therefore, they have to deny him as the7:19 creator. 1 can, can deny that reality, but look to the next verse for the consequences. Verse 10. The lord brings the council of the nations to nothing. He makes7:31 the plans of the peoples of no effect. Verse 11, the council of the Lord stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations. So what's the council of the Lord? This is his7:42 plans and his purposes, both secret and revealed, which we can know from his word. And look at what it says about the people who align with those plans and purposes.7:54 Verse 12, blessed is a nation whose god is the lord, the people he has chosen as his own So we we often hear that verse, but it's in context with8:06 these other others. The Lord brings the council of nations to nothing. He makes the plans of the people of no effect. The council of the Lord stands forever. The plans of his heart to all generations. Then it goes,8:18 blessed is a nation whose God is the Lord. The people who have chosen he has chosen as his own inheritance. You see, every nation in the world, all 195 that we have have today,8:30 could unify in opposition to God. But listen, it would not matter. God will bring their plans to nothing. God is not8:42 intimidated by the United Nations, but the nation that Nations. But the nation that chooses to line up with God, acknowledging his authority, aligning with his8:53 word, that nation will be blessed of God. Alright. Drop down to verse 16. No king is saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great9:05 strength. A horse is a vain hope for safety, neither shall it deliver any by its great strength. Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those whoPsalm 34: Praise, Fear, and Deliverance 9:17 hope in his mercy, to deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waits for the Lord. He is our help and9:29 our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in him because we have trusted in his holy name. Let your mercy, oh lord, be upon us just as we hope in you. You see, strength and9:40 safety are not in numbers. They are actually found in the Lord. Psalm 34 is a Psalm of David, and it's like, Psalm 25. It's an acrostic Psalm, a9:52 thanksgiving with each of the 22 verses starting with the successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. This Psalm was written when he, he acted like he was madClosing Prayer and Challenge 10:04 to, mad in terms of crazy, Saul when he was on the run from Saul and he went to Gath. Verse 1, I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise shall continually10:16 be in my mouth. My soul shall make its boast in the Lord. The humble shall hear of it and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. I love that verse.10:29 I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. Oh, fear the Lord, you saints. There is no 1 to there is no 1 to those who fear him. The young lions10:40 lack and suffer hunger, but those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing. Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Who is the man who desires10:52 life and loves many days that he may see good? Verse 13, here it is. Here's here's the direction. Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.11:04 Depart from evil and do good. Seek peace and pursue it. The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry. Verse 17. The righteous cry out, and the Lord11:16 hears and delivers contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous,11:28 but the lord delivers him out of all of them. He guards all his bones. Not 1 of them is broken. As a follower of Jesus Christ,11:41 you know, I I think we need to be very clear when we call people to faith in Christ to follow him, because Jesus was. Jesus was very clear. He said, deny your if you wanna be my disciple, you wanna11:53 follow me, this is what he said. He said, deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow me. Now that was not an invitation to a picnic. It was an invitation to picnic. It was an invitation to12:05 die. And and and I think as a follower of Christ, you're going to have trouble. I mean, you are going to face difficulties and trials. But12:17 listen to this. The trouble will refine you. It will not define you. And that's the difference between those who follow Christ and those don't Those who don't. You see,12:28 those who do not follow Christ, their trouble defines who they are. It defines their life. For followers of Christ, it is the refining fire bringing us12:40 closer to the the image of Christ, closer to his character and to his nature. Evil shall slay the wicked. You see, they're defined by it. And those who12:52 hate the righteous shall be condemned. The lord redeems the soul of his servants, and none of those who trust in him shall be condemned. Again, what a great13:03 passage. Father, thank you for your word, and thank you for the hope that we have in you. Lord, we don't look to strength in numbers. We look to to strength and hope in you. And, lord, I13:15 pray that even as we is there a sum that today, as we are on this journey, they are facing difficulties. They're facing trouble. And, Lord, I pray as they cry out to you that you13:27 will hear them, and, Lord, you will deliver them as your word promises. And I pray, Lord, like David did, that David, he he professed and proclaimed what he didn't13:39 see. In faith, he knew that his prayers were being answered and that you would deliver him. And so, father, I pray that our troubles would not define us, but refine us. Use us this day for your13:51 purposes and your glory. And once again, we thank you for your word and for the Holy Spirit, and we thank you for Jesus in whom we have salvation, the forgiveness of sins, and the life abundant.14:03 We thank you for that. In Jesus' name, amen. Alright. Thanks for joining me this morning, and until next time, keep standing on the word.14:14 Today's study comes from the Stand on the Word Bible Reading Plan available for free at frc dot org slash bible. By following along in just a few minutes a day, you14:26 can read through the entire Bible in just 2 years. Learn more and request the free reading guide at frc dot org slash bible.In this video 0:00 Psalm 33: God's Creation and Sovereign Authority9:10 Psalm 34: Praise, Fear, and Deliverance10:00 Closing Prayer and Challenge
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