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Lesson Summary:

David calls for the LORD to battle his enemies and to deliver him from his distress.

Focus Passage: Psalms 35

Outline and Lesson Goal

Principles and Applications

I. Call for Salvation (35:1-10)

Principle: In Times of Great Distress, Call on the LORD Our Only Savior.
Application: Have you received the Lord as your only Savior and Deliverer? What’s keeping you from calling out to Him for true deliverance?
Scripture Reference

In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried to my God for help;
He heard my voice out of His temple, And my cry for help before Him came into His ears.
Psalms 18:6 (NASB)

II. Condemnation of Enemies (35:11-21)

Principle: In Times of Great Distress, Trust God to Deal with Your Enemies.
Application: How can you respond to those who oppose and oppress you?
Scripture Reference

¹⁹Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
²⁰“But if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”
²¹Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Romans 12:19-21 (NASB)

III. Commitment to Praise (35:22-28)

Principle: In Times of Great Distress, We Should Continually Praise God.
Application: How can your life be a constant stream of praises to God?
Scripture Reference

¹⁸I will give You thanks in the great congregation; I will praise You among a mighty throng.
²⁸And my tongue shall declare Your righteousness And Your praise all day long.
Psalms 35:18, 28 (NASB)