Confidence in God during Trials – Psalm 13

1. Read: Psalm 13

2. About the Text:

1) The Psalms teach us how to pray.

2) They contain prayers in good times and bad.

3) Here, David prays in a time of trouble.

3. Ref. to S, T, P, O, and A.

1. How long will God forget me?

1) This is a common feeling, but is it true?

2) “But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me, And my Lord has forgotten me.” “Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, Yet I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me.” (Isaiah 49:

3) Even Jesus said, “My God, My God, Why has thou forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46).

2. How long will I be sorrowful?

1) People can be sorrowful for long periods of time.

2) Different things may cause this – death, disease, loneliness, etc.

3) “Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me” (Matthew 26:38).

4) “We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed” (2 Corinthians 4:8-9).

3. How long will my enemies be elevated?

1. He prays for God to consider his situation and enlighten him.

1) We need to pray for God to help us when we don’t understand.

2) “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24).

3) Paul prayed that “the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints” (Ephesians 1:18).

2. He does not want to die in his present circumstances.

1) “And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment” (Heb.9:27).

2) That doesn’t mean that we seek death.

3) God is a God of life (John 10:10).

4) God wants us to have a good life before we die.

3. He does not want his enemies to say they have prevailed.

1) Our enemy is the Devil – 1 Peter 5:8.

2) God has promised that he will be defeated.

3) “The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever” (Revelation 20:10).

4. He does not want those who trouble him to rejoice.

1. While David does not yet have his answers, he still puts his trust in God.

2. David trusts in God’s mercy.

1) “The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy” (Psalm 103:8).

2) Proverbs 3:5-6

3. He rejoices in God’s salvation.

1) “And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation” (Romans 5:11).

2) “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4).

4. He sings to the Lord for dealing bountifully with him.

1) “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19).

2) “Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name” (Hebrews 13:15).

1. The Psalmist

1) Asks God to Count

2) Asks God to Consider

3) Expresses his Confidence

2. Invitation