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Hear My Voice!

Hear My Voice!. Psalm 130. “Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD! O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy” (vv 1-2, ESV).

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Hear My Voice!

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  1. Hear My Voice! Psalm 130

  2. “Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD! O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy” (vv 1-2, ESV).

  3. “Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD! O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy” (vv 1-2, ESV). • Through the ages, this text has provided comfort to countless folks experiencing deep grief.

  4. Who among us hasn’t experienced “the depths”?

  5. The context of these words isn’t grief in general.

  6. The context of these words isn’t grief in general. • This Psalm wasn’t written at a time of personal grief & calamity.

  7. The context of these words isn’t grief in general. • This Psalm wasn’t written at a time of personal grief & calamity. • This Psalm comes from a time of personal sin.

  8. The context of these words isn’t grief in general. • This Psalm wasn’t written at a time of personal grief & calamity. • This Psalm comes from a time of personal sin. • “If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared” (vv 3-4, ESV).

  9. The context of these words isn’t grief in general. • This Psalm wasn’t written at a time of personal grief & calamity. • This Psalm comes from a time of personal sin. • “If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared” (vv 3-4, ESV). • The psalmist has sinned & he pleads with God for forgiveness & healing.

  10. A CRY • A CONFESSION • A CERTAINTY • A COUNSEL

  11. A Cry vv 1-2

  12. “Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD! O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy!” (vv 1-2, ESV).

  13. The psalmist cries to the LORD out of “the depths.”

  14. The psalmist cries to the LORD out of “the depths.” • Throughout the Old Testament, “the depths” stand for great distress.

  15. The psalmist cries to the LORD out of “the depths.” • Throughout the Old Testament, “the depths” stand for great distress. • “Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me” (Ps 69:1-2, ESV).

  16. The psalmist cries to the LORD out of “the depths.” • Throughout the Old Testament, “the depths” stand for great distress. • “Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me” (Ps 69:1-2, ESV). • “You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; all your waves and your billows passed over me” (Jon 2:3, ESV).

  17. The psalmist cries to the LORD out of “the depths.” • Thus, the psalmist is experiencing the deep distress of sin.

  18. The psalmist cries to the LORD out of “the depths.” • Thus, the psalmist is experiencing the deep distress of sin. • We don’t know if “the depths” refer to guilt or punishment.

  19. The psalmist cries to the LORD out of “the depths.” • Thus, the psalmist is experiencing the deep distress of sin. • We don’t know if “the depths” refer to guilt or punishment. • We all know that sin brings punishment.

  20. The psalmist cries to the LORD out of “the depths.” • Thus, the psalmist is experiencing the deep distress of sin. • We don’t know if “the depths” refer to guilt or punishment. • We all know that sin brings punishment. • The letter Paul wrote to the Corinthians “grieved [them] into repenting” (2 Cor 7:9, ESV).

  21. The psalmist cries to the LORD out of “the depths.” • Thus, the psalmist is experiencing the deep distress of sin. • We don’t know if “the depths” refer to guilt or punishment. • We all know that sin brings punishment. • The letter Paul wrote to the Corinthians “grieved [them] into repenting” (2 Cor 7:9, ESV). • The Prodigal grieved over his sins & determined to return to his father and confess his sins.

  22. The psalmist cries to the LORD out of “the depths.” • Thus, the psalmist is experiencing the deep distress of sin. • We don’t know if “the depths” refer to guilt or punishment. • We all know that sin brings punishment. • The letter Paul wrote to the Corinthians “grieved [them] into repenting” (2 Cor 7:9, ESV). • The Prodigal grieved over his sins & determined to return to his father and confess his sins. • After Peter denied knowing Jesus, “he went out and wept bitterly” (Mt 26:75, ESV).

  23. Who hasn’t experienced deep grief because of sin?

  24. We also know that sin brings punishment.

  25. We also know that sin brings punishment. • At the time this Psalm was written, God punished people directly for their sins.

  26. We also know that sin brings punishment. • At the time this Psalm was written, God punished people directly for their sins. • Because David sinned with Bathsheba, God promised him that the sword would never depart from his house, that one of his sons would lie with his wives in the sight of all Israel, & that the child conceived from the adultery would die (2 Sm 12:10-14).

  27. We also know that sin brings punishment. • At the time this Psalm was written, God punished people directly for their sins. • Because David sinned with Bathsheba, God promised him that the sword would never depart from his house, that one of his sons would lie with his wives in the sight of all Israel, & that the child conceived from the adultery would die (2 Sm 12:10-14). • Every single word came true.

  28. We also know that sin brings punishment. • At the time this Psalm was written, God punished people directly for their sins. • Because David sinned with Bathsheba, God promised him that the sword would never depart from his house, that one of his sons would lie with his wives in the sight of all Israel, & that the child conceived from the adultery would die (2 Sm 12:10-14). • Every single word came true. • “When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the head of summer” (Ps 32:3-4, ESV).

  29. We also know that sin brings punishment. • At the time this Psalm was written, God punished people directly for their sins. • Because David sinned with Bathsheba, God promised him that the sword would never depart from his house, that one of his sons would lie with his wives in the sight of all Israel, & that the child conceived from the adultery would die (2 Sm 12:10-14). • So many suffered immediately for their sins—Nadab & Abihu, Uzziah, etc.

  30. We also know that sin brings punishment. • At the time this Psalm was written, God punished people directly for their sins. • While great punishment awaits the unrepentant after this life, I believe God still punishes sin on earth.

  31. We also know that sin brings punishment. • At the time this Psalm was written, God punished people directly for their sins. • While great punishment awaits the unrepentant after this life, I believe God still punishes sin on earth. • David prayed that God would not remove the Holy Spirit from him (Ps 51:11).

  32. We also know that sin brings punishment. • At the time this Psalm was written, God punished people directly for their sins. • While great punishment awaits the unrepentant after this life, I believe God still punishes sin on earth. • David prayed that God would not remove the Holy Spirit from him (Ps 51:11). If God removes the Holy Spirit from us, we no longer belong to Christ (Rom 8:9).

  33. We also know that sin brings punishment. • At the time this Psalm was written, God punished people directly for their sins. • While great punishment awaits the unrepentant after this life, I believe God still punishes sin on earth. • David prayed that God would not remove the Holy Spirit from him (Ps 51:11). If God removes the Holy Spirit from us, we no longer belong to Christ (Rom 8:9). • If we are unrepentant, our prayers will not have “great power” (Js 5:16).

  34. Because of his sins, the psalmist asks God to hear his voice.

  35. Because of his sins, the psalmist asks God to hear his voice. Do you, because of your sins, need to ask God to hear your voice?

  36. A Confession vv 3-4

  37. “If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared” (vv 3-4, ESV).

  38. The Hebrew word, as it is used here, means to “store up.”

  39. The Hebrew word, as it is used here, means to “store up.” • This is the term Joseph used to tell Pharaoh to store up grain for seven years.

  40. The Hebrew word, as it is used here, means to “store up.” • This is the term Joseph used to tell Pharaoh to store up grain for seven years. • “Let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it” (Gen 41:35, ESV).

  41. The Hebrew word, as it is used here, means to “store up.” • This is the term Joseph used to tell Pharaoh to store up grain for seven years. • “Let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it” (Gen 41:35, ESV). • The idea is one of God’s storing up all past sins so that he can use them against the righteous.

  42. If God were to do such, even the righteous could not stand before him.

  43. If God were to do such, even the righteous could not stand before him. • “Stand” could mean a couple things here.

  44. “Stand” could refer to passing through judgment.

  45. “Stand” could refer to passing through judgment. • “The wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous” (Ps 1:5, ESV).

  46. “Stand” could refer to passing through judgment. • “The wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous” (Ps 1:5, ESV). • If that’s what’s intended, not even the righteous could pass through the judgment if God kept a record of wrongs.

  47. “Stand” could also mean to be in God’s presence.

  48. “Stand” could also mean to be in God’s presence. • “Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place?” (Ps 24:3, ESV).

  49. “Stand” could also mean to be in God’s presence. • “Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place?” (Ps 24:3, ESV). • If “stand” has that connotation here, not even the righteous could draw near to worship if God kept a record of sins.

  50. God, however, keeps no record of sins, for with him there is forgiveness!

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