Lesson 11 · March 14, 1903

Deliverance from Sin

> O give thanks unto Jehovah; for He is good; > For His loving-kindness endureth forever. > Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so, > Whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary, > And gathered out of the lands, > From the east and from the west, > From the north and from the south. > They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way; > They found no city of habitation. > Hungry and thirsty, > Their soul fainted in them. > Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, > And He delivered them out of their distresses, > He led them also by a straight way, > That they might go to a city of habitation. > Oh that men would praise Jehovah for His loving-kindness, > And for His wonderful works to the children of men! > For He satisfieth the longing soul, > And the hungry soul He filleth with good. > Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, > Being bound in affliction and iron, > Because they rebelled against the words of God, > And contemned the counsel of the Most High; > Therefore He brought down their heart with labor; > They fell down, and there was none to help. > Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, > And He saved them out of their distresses. > He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, > And brake their bonds in sunder. > Oh that men would praise Jehovah for His loving-kindness, > And for His wonderful works to the children of men! > For He hath broken the gates of brass, > And cut the bars of iron in sunder.

Questions

1.With what exhortation does the psalm open?
2.What is the first reason given for this? The second?
3.What class is urged to bear this testimony?
4.From whom have they been redeemed?
5.Whence have they been gathered?
6.From what parts of the earth have they been brought?
7.Where have the people wandered?
8.What were they unable to find?
9.What was their condition? How did this affect their courage?
10.Upon whom did they then call?
11.How did He answer their petition?
12.How did He save them from their wanderings?
13.For what purpose did He direct their course?
14.What are men exhorted to do? For what reasons?
15.How does He deal with the longing soul?
16.What does He do for the hungry soul?
17.What class of persons is next introduced?
18.How strongly is their bondage represented?
19.What has brought them into this condition?
20.How has Jehovah disciplined them?
21.What was their experience?
22.Upon whom did they then call?
23.How did He answer their petition?
24.From what did He deliver them?
25.How did He deliver them from their bondage?
26.What are men exhorted to do? For what reasons?
27.With what power has He wrought to deliver from captivity?

Notes

We are not merely to think it, but to say it, that the Lord is good. The more the redeemed of the Lord say it, the deeper sense of His goodness will they have. It is wonderful how much help one may receive by the earnest effort to tell others how good the Lord is. Let us open our mouths and say it out. .

God led the people forth "by the right way." The ways of the Lord are right. In Christ, the Way, we have deliverance from sin, from the power of the enemy. See the song of Zacharias. . The record of the deliverances of a whole people is but the history of the work of God in our own hearts, the defeats, the victories, and the leadings in individual experiences.

Rebellion () is the cause of our troubles. Jesus, our example, received teaching and discipline, and was not rebellious. .

When they fell down and there was none to help, then came deliverance, as they called on God. What assurance of victory in of this psalm! Not a soul should pass this lesson, surely, without accepting deliverance; for every bond is loosed and every bar cut asunder.

Bible texts in this lesson

Psalms 107:1-16 · Hebrews 13:15 · Luke 1:68-75 · Psalms 107:11 · Isaiah 50:4-10 · Psalms 107:12-14

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