Psalm 31

                                                             "I said in my haste" (vs 22)

 I. Observations

     A. Christ our example. (Messianic Psalm)
          (vs 5)          – Christ's statement (Luke 23:46) cf (Acts 7:59)
          (vs 13 -14)  – Christ's statement  (vs 13) - cf (Mt 27:1) (vs 14) - cf (Mt 27:46) (Ps 22:1)

     B. The ultimate measure of a man's patience is seen in how he controls his tongue in the time of    pressure.

• Psalm 116 see vs 11 – I said in my haste all men are liars. 
• Beware the Elijah syndrome! – (1Kings 19:18) 
• Christ – (Is 53:7)

     C. Christian trials are the context of Jas 1:19 ¶ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

II. Outline 

      A. Terror described of the past (vs 22a, & vs 11)

Here in our text, David admits to making an hasty statement concerning his state before the Lord. "I am cut off from before thine eyes." Here was a misguided determination by David that God did not and was not going to answer his prayer

cut off = destroyed root of this word is found in Gen 1:7 where God divided the waters from the waters

     B. Trusting God in the present (vs 1-21) 

• Evidenced in prayer (vs 1-5)(9-17)
• Evidenced in hate (vs 6)(17-18)
• Evidenced in gladness (vs 7-8)(19-21)

     C. Teaching saints for the future (vs 23-24)

          1. Love the Lord

               a. God preserves the faithful 

               b. God plentifully rewards the proud doer

         2. Be of good courage

              a. The promise of strength

              b. The prerequisite of hope