Sermon Outline:

The Psalmist's Melody, The Messiah's Doxology (Psalm 118:1–29, ESV)

• Sincere Devotion (Psalm 118:1–4)

​¹ Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!
² Let Israel say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
³ Let the house of Aaron say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
⁴ Let those who fear the LORD say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”

• Severe Distress (Psalm 118:5–9)

⁵ Out of my distress I called on the LORD;
the LORD answered me and set me free.
⁶ The LORD is on my side; I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
⁷ The LORD is on my side as my helper;
I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.
⁸ It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than to trust in man.
⁹ It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than to trust in princes.

• Surrounding Danger (Psalm 118:10–14)

¹⁰ All nations surrounded me;
in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
¹¹ They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
¹² They surrounded me like bees;
they went out like a fire among thorns;
in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
¹³ I was pushed hard, so that I was falling,
but the LORD helped me.
¹⁴ The LORD is my strength and my song;
he has become my salvation.

• Sure Defense (Psalm 118:15–18)

¹⁵ Glad songs of salvation
are in the tents of the righteous:
“The right hand of the LORD does valiantly,
¹⁶ the right hand of the LORD exalts,
the right hand of the LORD does valiantly!”
¹⁷ I shall not die, but I shall live,
and recount the deeds of the LORD.
¹⁸ The LORD has disciplined me severely,
but he has not given me over to death. 

• Supreme Delight (Psalm 118:19–21)

¹⁹ Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the LORD.
²⁰ This is the gate of the LORD;
the righteous shall enter through it.
²¹ I thank you that you have answered me
and have become my salvation. 

• Sovereign Deliverance (Psalm 118:22–27)

²² The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.
²³ This is the LORD'S doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
²⁴ This is the day that the LORD has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
²⁵ Save us, we pray, O LORD!
O LORD, we pray, give us success!
²⁶ Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD!
We bless you from the house of the LORD.
²⁷ The LORD is God,
and he has made his light to shine upon us.
Bind the festal sacrifice with cords,
up to the horns of the altar!

• Strong Doxology (Psalm 118:28–29)

²⁸ You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
you are my God; I will extol you.
²⁹ Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!