Happy Is the People Whose God Is the Lord – Psalm 144

Outlines in Psalms

A Psalm of David.

   I.  The Praise of the Lord for His Enablement (Psalm 144:1-2)
  II.  The Place of Man in Himself (Psalm 144:3-4)
 III.  The Prayer to the Lord for His Deliverance (Psalm 144:5-8)
IV.  The Praise of the Lord for His Deliverance (Psalm 144:9-10)
 V.  The Prayer to the Lord for His Blessing (Psalm 144:11-14)
VI.  The Peace of Those with the Lord (Psalm 144:15)

I.  The Praise of the Lord for His Enablement

    Psalm 144:1-2 – “Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
    my goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who
    subdueth my people under me.”

    II.  The Place of Man in Himself

         Psalm 144:3-4 – “LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him!  Or the son of man, that thou
         makest account of him!  Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.”

         III.  The Prayer to the Lord for His Deliverance

               Psalm 144:5-8 – “Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall
               smoke.  Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.  Send thine
               hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children; whose
               mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.”

               A.  To move with the almighty force of His power. (vs. 5-6)
               B.  To deliver from the overwhelming hand of falsehood. (vs. 7-8)

               IV.  The Praise of the Lord for His Deliverance

                     Psalm 144:9-10 – “I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten
                     strings will I sing praises unto thee.  It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his
                     servant from the hurtful sword.”

         V.  The Prayer to the Lord for His Blessing

               Psalm 144:11-14 – “Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh
               vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood: that our sons may be as plants grown up in
               their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace: that
               our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten
               thousands in our streets: that our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going
               out; that there be no complaining in our streets.”

               A.  To deliver from the hand of falsehood. (v. 11)
               B.  To bless with abundance of fruitfulness. (vs. 12-14)

    VI.  The Peace of Walking with the Lord

          Psalm 144:15 – “Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the
          LORD.”

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Blessing of the Lord, Spiritual Peace

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