In this sermon (preached from Psalm 17 by Pastor Andrew Ray), we learn of the trials the Lord allowed into David's life and the end desire God had that He hoped the trials would accomplish. The message is titled "A Song of Testing" and is part of a larger expository study through The Book of Psalms.

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Notes:

A Song of Testing
Psalm 17:1-15

I. CONSIDER THE LOCATION

A. The Earthly Ministry of Christ (Psalm 15)
B. The Passion to the Ascension of Christ (Psalm 16)
C. The Testing of the Saint (Psalm 17)

II. THE REQUEST IN TESTING (Psalm 17:1-4)

A. The Request for Hearing (Psalm 17:1)

1. The request stated—“Hear…attend…give ear.”
2. The nature of the request—“my cry…my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips”

B. The Request for Response (Psalm 17:2)

1. Let my sentence come forth from thy presence.
2. Let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

C. The Expression of Testing (Psalm 17:3-4)

1. The testing acknowledged (Psalm 17:3)
2. The effort expressed (Psalm 17:3-4)

III. THE SAFETY IN TESTING (Psalm 17:5-14)

A. Safety in a Personal Walk (Psalm 17:5-7)

1. The request for upholding (Psalm 17:5)
2. The request for inclining (Psalm 17:6)
3. The request for showing (Psalm 17:7)

B. Safety in a Persecuted Life (Psalm 17:8-14)

1. The request for safety (Psalm 17:8-9)
2. The nature of the wicked (Psalm 17:10-12)
3. The need for intervention (Psalm 17:13-14)

IV. THE HOPE IN TESTING (Psalm 17:15)

A. The Believer Beholding

1. The person beholding—“As for me, I”
2. The certainty of beholding—“will behold”
3. The object of beholding—“thy face in righteousness”

B. The Believer Beheld

1. The satisfaction—“I shall be satisfied.”
2. The time—“when I awake”
3. The nature—“with thy likeness”

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