Theme: The Lord offers peace to his enemies before he defeats them
I. The Lord has multiple enemies (1-3)
A. Multiple enemies (1-2b)
1. The nations rage against Him (1a)
2. The peoples plot against Him (1b)
3. The kings stand against Him (2a)
4. The rulers conspire against Him (2b)
2. The peoples plot against Him (1b)
3. The kings stand against Him (2a)
4. The rulers conspire against Him (2b)
B. One aim: Destroy the Lord’s lordship (2c-3)
II. The Lord will defeat His enemies (4-9)
A. His defense (4-6)
1. He sits in heaven(4a)
2. He scorns their weakness (4b)
3. He speaks of His King (5-6)
2. He scorns their weakness (4b)
3. He speaks of His King (5-6)
B. His decree (7-8)
1. The parties of the decree (7)
2. The promise of the decree (8)
2. The promise of the decree (8)
C. Their defeat (9)
III. The Lord offers peace to His enemies (10-12)
A. Be wise citizens (10)
B. Be reverent servants (11)
C. Be loving sons (12a)
D. Be blessed refuge-takers (12c)
B. Be reverent servants (11)
C. Be loving sons (12a)
D. Be blessed refuge-takers (12c)
Mining the Psalms, ThM course at PRTS, March 7-10.