Through the Psalms 2024 073: God, Hurry Up! (Through the Psalms) Psalm 70
Jun 14, 2025
A sermon exploring urgent, raw prayers that cry out for quick rescue and trust in God. It connects Psalm 70 to Christ and to other psalms, showing how brief prayers can be rich. The talk reflects on suffering, weakness as a place for God’s power, and praying for justice against wickedness. It concludes with hope in God's restoration and heaven repaying earthly sorrow.
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Pray Plainly When The Need Is Desperate
- When your need is desperate, pray urgently and plainly—get straight to the point like David: 'O God, hasten to deliver me.'
- Don Green says urgency in prayer is appropriate and reflects trust in God's sovereign power to act quickly.
Psalm 70 Is A Condensed Psalm 40
- Psalm 70 is essentially a concentrated excerpt of Psalm 40, showing David reused and adapted his earlier prayer for urgent occasions.
- Charles Spurgeon observed David likely extracted and modified Psalm 40's section to fit a new pressing situation.
Weakness Is Where God's Power Is Perfected
- Spiritual weakness and trials are often God's means to humble us and drive us to dependence on His grace.
- Don Green cites 2 Corinthians 12: the 'thorn' kept Paul from exalting himself so God's power is perfected in weakness.
