Big Idea Of This Series: The Psalms are a collection of worship songs used by believers for thousands of years. This four-week series will give us a brief overview of the Psalms and what we can learn and apply to our lives from each of their books.
Psalms 90:1 Lord, through all the generations you have been our home!
Make God Your Dwelling Place, Not Your Backup Plan
Psalms 90:2-11 Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from beginning to end, you are God.You turn people back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, you mortals!”For you, a thousand years are as a passing day, as brief as a few night hours.You sweep people away like dreams that disappear. They are like grass that springs up in the morning.In the morning it blooms and flourishes, but by evening it is dry and withered.We wither beneath your anger; we are overwhelmed by your fury.You spread out our sins before you— our secret sins—and you see them all.We live our lives beneath your wrath, ending our years with a groan.Seventy years are given to us! Some even live to eighty. But even the best years are filled with pain and trouble; soon they disappear, and we fly away.Who can comprehend the power of your anger? Your wrath is as awesome as the fear you deserve.
Psalms 90:12 Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.
Live With Urgency, Not Complacency
Psalms 90:13-17 O LORD, come back to us! How long will you delay? Take pity on your servants!Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives.Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery! Replace the evil years with good.Let us, your servants, see you work again; let our children see your glory.And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful!
Psalms 126:1-3 When the LORD brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy. And the other nations said, “What amazing things the LORD has done for them.”Yes, the LORD has done amazing things for us! What joy!
Remember What God Has Already Done
Psalms 126:4-6 Restore our fortunes, LORD, as streams renew the desert.Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy.They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest.
Keep Trusting God in the Hard Seasons