PSALM CHAPTER 58
~~ There Is A Righteous Judge ! ~~
Is There Any Hope For Truth to Prevail ?
For Judgment To Be Completely Right ?
For Sentencing To Be Just ?
1. QUESTIONING THE SPIRITUAL STATE OF MAN. V.1.
*DOES GOD REALLY HATE THE SINS THIS MUCH ???
DEUT. 25:16, PS. 97:10, PROV. 8:13.
A. DO THEY SPEAK RIGHTEOUSNESS ?
THEY TRY TO ESTABLISH THEIR OWN STANDARDS.
MARK 7:7, ROM. 10:3, 2 TIMOTHY 3:5, *2 KINGS 17:19.
IT ONLY COMES THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS—PHIL. 3:9,
GAL 3:6, GAL. 2:21.
B. DO THEY JUDGE UPRIGHTLY ?
2. THE CONDITION OF THEIR HEARTS SHOWN BY ACTIONS. V. 2-3
A. THEY ARE EVIL FROM THE WOMB.
YET THERE IS HOPE ! ISAIAH 48:8—JACOB (SNEAKY THIEF)
B. FROM BIRTH, THEY LIE. PSALM 31:18, PSALM 59:12, PS. 52:3.
C. THEY REJECT DIRECTION, TEACHING, CORRECTION. V 4-5
MARK 7:9, 2 TIMOTHY 3:7.
D. NOTE THAT HE BRINGS UP NOTHING GOOD WHICH THEY
HAVE DONE. WHY ? ISAIAH 64:6. ROMANS 3:10-12.
3. THEIR POISON IS A SERIOUS MENACE. V. 4-5.
A. LIKE POISON OF A SERPENT. KILLS LIVE TISSUE, SPREADS
QUICKLY. PARALYZES. TONGUES CAN DO THIS. ROM. 3:13,
PROV. 23:32—LIKE STRONG DRINK. PS. 140:2-4.
B. ONCE UNLEASHED, THEY CANNOT CONTROL IT. JAS 3:8.
C. EVEN THEIR BEST EFFORTS CANNOT SUCCEED IN
CHANGING THE NATURAL RESULTS OF THIS SERPENT.
PSALM 146:3, JER. 13:23, 2 PETER 2:22. *HOPE: 2 COR. 5:17.
4. THE FATE WHICH DAVID WANTS FOR EVIL. V.6-8
A. THERE IS NO SYMPATHY FOR THE CHOICE OF EVIL. IT IS A
DELIBERATE, CONSCIOUS CHOICE. JOSHUA 24:15.
B. BREAK THEIR TEETH. WHY ? NO LONGER CAN FEED ON
THE INNOCENT.
—PS.106:38—THEIR OWN CHILDREN.
—ISAIAH 59:2-8—RELIGIOUS PEOPLE WHO TURN AWAY.
C. MELT AWAY. RUN OUT COMPLETELY. PS. 112:10—BY SEEING
STRENGTH GOD GIVES TO HIS OWN PEOPLE. JOSH. 14:8.
D. BE CUT IN PIECES BY HIS OWN INSTRUMENTS.
—THE TONGUE—MATT. 12:37, MAL. 2:17.
—ACTIONS THAT BECOME SNARES—ROMANS 14:22.
E. TO BE DISSOLVED. ISAIAH 13:7, EZEKIEL 21:7, 2 SAM. 17:10.
5. THE ULTIMATE RESULTS OF EVIL AFTER JUDGMENT. V. 9-11
A. IT BRINGS THOSE WHO UPHOLD IT INTO TROUBLE.
B. IT BRINGS THE RIGHTEOUS INTO THANKFULNESS.