PSALM ONE-HUNDRED NINETEEN

WHEN AFFLICTION COMES

PSALM 119:153-160

By Dr. John Phillips

I. THE PSALMIST'S ASSESSMENT (119:153-156)

A. His Situation (119:153-155)

It made Him:

1. More Throughtful in Prayer (119:153-154)

He Opens His Life to:

a. God's Inspection (119:153)

b. God's Intervention (119:154)

2. More Thankful in Prayer (119:155)

B. His Saviour (119:156)

II. THE PSALMIST'S ASSAILANTS (119:157-158)

He was:

A. Troubled by Their Attacks (119:157)

B. Troubled by Their Attitude (119:158)

III. THE PSALMIST'S ASSURANCE (119:159-160)

A. His Devotion to God's Word (119:159)

B. His Discernment of God's Word (119:160)