1. A model to present ourselves to God
Lessons from Psalms #5:
A model to present ourselves to God
Psalm 40

2. 1 I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me. and heard my cry
1 I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. 2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock     and gave me a firm place to stand. 3 He put a new song in my mouth,     a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord     and put their trust in him.
Psalm 40:1-3.

3. Let’s Pray…

4. Psalm 40 I. Helplessness without God (Ps. 40:2).
2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit,     out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock     and gave me a firm place to stand.

5. 1 Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck.
2 I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me.
Psalm 69:1-2.
5 You, God, know my folly;     my guilt is not hidden from you.

6. He sees that sin is his greatest problem,
he needs to be free.
II. Help is from God.
a) He turned to me and heard my cry (v. 1).
b) He lifted me up (v. 2).
c) He led me (v. 2).

7. III. Happiness/Joy is in God.
3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the LORD and put their trust in him.
4 Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods.

8. A model to present ourselves to God
Lessons from Psalms #5:
A model to present ourselves to God
Psalm 40