BIG IDEA:
HURRY UP AND RESCUE ME!
(cf. Psalm 40:13-17 – minor variations)
I. (:1) HURRY UP AND RESCUE ME!
A. Hurry Up
Keyword = “Hasten”
Often God does not seem to move quickly enough for us
B. Rescue Me
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Deliver me
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Help me
II. (:2-3) TURN THE TABLES ON THE BAD GUYS = those who are out to get me
A. Let them be ashamed and humiliated
B. Let them be turned back and dishonored
III. (:4) HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOR THE GOOD GUYS
A. Who are the Good Guys?
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those who seek God
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those who love Thy salvation
B. What constitutes a Happy Thanksgiving?
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opportunity to rejoice and be happy in God
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opportunity to praise God continually: “Let God be magnified”
IV. (:5) HURRY UP AND RESCUE ME!
Why? I am afflicted and needy
A. Hurry Up
do not delay
B. Rescue Me
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my help
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my delivere