Psalm 34
“After You Have Played The Fool”
Introduction:
1. You’ve played the fool. Would you like to turn your cave into a
cathedral?
2. Psalm 34
I. PRAISE THE LORD FOR GOD’S GRACE 34:4-7
II. PRAISE THE LORD FOR GOD’S GOODNESS 34:8-10
III. PRAISE THE LORD FOR GOD’S GUIDANCE 34:11-17
IV. PRAISE THE LORD FOR GOD’S GOAL 34:18-22
You’ve played the fool. Would you like to turn your cave into a cathedral?
I. PRAISE THE LORD FOR GOD’S GRACE 34:4-7
A. God’s Grace Is For the Seeking Heart 4
*Most don’t seek. There is no earnestness.
*We seek the wrong object.
B. God’s Grace Is For the Seeing Heart
5-6
*Look earnestly…Look expectantly…
*What are you seeking? Where are you looking?
C. God’s Grace Is For the Safe Heart 7
*A fool tries to save himself or herself.
*Praise the Lord, ‘I can’t’…He will have to…
You’ve played the fool. Would you like to turn your cave into a cathedral?
II. PRAISE THE LORD FOR GOD’S GOODNESS 34:8-10
A. God’s Goodness Is For Those Who Taste 8a
*God is good!
*Only those who taste and see can give this report!
B. God’s Goodness Is For Those Who Trust 8b
*Too many are running to Gath only to find you have lost your
freedom!
*Rest your weight on Him! Take refuge in Him!
C. God’s Goodness Is For Those Who Tremble 9
*Realize the power and position and then give Him His proper
dues.
*They who seek the Lord shall not lack…He will do it!
You’ve played the fool. Would you like to turn your cave into a cathedral?
III. PRAISE THE LORD FOR GOD’S GUIDANCE 34:11-17
A. Take Heed To Your Words 13
*Watch your words!
*He is turning a cave into a cathedral.
B. Take Heed To Your Walk 14
*There are some places a believer should not go.
*Seek…pursue...peace with God and others.
C. Take Heed To Your Works 15-16
*God sees what you do and hears what you say.
*That is a terrific truth to everyone who is doing and saying the
things that please God.
*v. 17 note: all your troubles
You’ve played the fool. Would you like to turn your cave into a cathedral?
IV. PRAISE THE LORD FOR GOD’S GOAL 34:18-22
A. God’s Presence 18a
Be near me when I hurt.
*The Lord is near when I hurt!
B. God’s Provision 18b
Save me when crushed in spirit.
*I am so weak!
C. God’s Power 19
Deliver me out of them all.
*Note…not from but out of them all
*v. 21 that which is evil is God’s business…evil will catch its
victims
D. God’s Plan 22
Guarantee my safe arrival.
*This isn’t all there is!
*The cave is not the end (vss. 1-3)
How can we turn a cave into a cathedral?
Bless the Lord…we must live to bless Him!
I will bless the Lord at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul shall make her boast in the Lord;
the humble shall hear of it and be glad.
Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.