‘Summer Psalms’ No. 2 SINGING IN THE RAIN (Psalm 31)

1. I can sing because of ETERNAL CERTAINTY(v1-8)

Based on:

• Who God is (character)

• What God does (actions)

• Why? God’s motive – His Name and His Glory (v3)

2. I can sing despite TEMPORARY MISERY (v9-13)

• Individual suffering (9-10)

• Social suffering (11-13)

• 1 Peter 5:11, Romans 8:18 – difficult, but no comparison to eternal glory to come

3. I can sing in DAILY SECURITY (v14-22)

• I can say “You are My God” (v14)

• My days are in the same place as my soul (v5) – in God’s hand (v15)

• Even if we feel God to be absent (v22), His goodness is working on our behalf (v19)

• 2 Cor 6:10, Col 1:24-29 – “sorrowful yet rejoicing”

• Do we live this out as we could & should?

4. We can sing together as a CHURCH-WIDE HARMONY (v23-24)

• “All you His saints… All you who wait upon the Lord” (23)

• 1 Peter 5:10 – written to the whole church