The Songs of Deliverance - Part 4, The Songs of David - May 26, 2013
2 Sam. 22:1-2 “David spake unto the Lord the words of this Song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: The Lord is my Rock, and my Fortress, and my Deliverer;”
I have preached on David often for his life has been a great Blessing to me. As you study the Life of King David, you will note that he had a Love for God that “endured.”  We watch in Scripture as he is anointed to be King and then the sore trials begin.  But nothing detours David from the path that God has set before him.  He endures his circumstances with trust in the Lord and when his heart fails him for fear, he draws deep within himself and his soul comes forth in Song unto God. David is the sweet Psalmist of Israel.  Even in battle and unjust situations, he continues to sing.  The saints of the Old Testament had something in common; it was the “Rock.”  The Apostle Paul writes about this in 1 Cor. 10:4 Paul is speaking of the Israelites who passed through the sea … “ They did all drink the same Spiritual Drink: for they drank of that Spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.” Would that all the saints of our day would comprehend that the Rock is still with us!  David so often Sang of the Rock. Interesting, He had not met Jesus face to face, yet David trusted in the Rock of his Salvation.  It is good to muse upon David’s relationship with God and his foreknowledge of the Rock, the Lord Jesus Christ.  Because of David’s close relationship with his heavenly Father, he was comforted by the Rock in his many sufferings:  “Unto Thee will I cry, O Lord my Rock; …Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward Thy Holy Oracle.” Ps. 28:1-2.  David knew the Lord was his strength, his covering, and his heart rejoiced in God. He praised God with a Song!  David suffered rejection, persecution, endured hardships and ran for his life, yet he always had a Song of Praise upon his heart.  Even when he was overwhelmed with adverse conditions … a Song of Praise came from heart. The Book of Psalms from Holy Scripture is filled with the Songs of deliverance, Songs of triumph, Songs of heartfelt Praise, Songs of comfort C and cries for help as the Psalmist Sings the Songs of deliverance.  O Church, saints of the Living God, Sing your Song, for the heart of God is open to your voice of Praise.  Loving you, Pastor