The Mastery Of Sin Series

Psalm 38 The Mastery of Sin

i. The Sentence for sin -

The Reality of God's Anger - 1 O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure

The Rigour of It - 2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.

The Reason for It - 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger;

neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.

ii. The Suffering for sin -

A. Sin Buries Us - 4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head

B. Sin Burdens Us - 4 as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

C. Sin Blights Us - 5

1. The Foul Smells - 5 My wounds stink

2. The Festering Sores - 5 and are corrupt

3. The Foolish Source - 5 because of my foolishness.

D. Sin Batters Us - 6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

E. Sin Bruises Us - 7 For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease:

and there is no soundness in my flesh.

F. Sin Breaks Us - 8 I am feeble and sore broken:

I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

G. Sin Blinds Us - 10 My heart panteth, my strength faileth me:

as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

iii. The Separation of sin -

i. Sin's Isolation -

From Friends 11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore

And from Family - 11 and my kinsmen stand afar off.

ii. Sin's Desolation - Sin Will Encourage

1. Fears - 12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me:

2. Foes - 12 and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things,

3. Falls - 12 and imagine deceits all the day long.

iv. The Supplication for sin -

1. Lord, Hear Me - 15 For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

16 For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

2. Lord, Heal Me - 17 For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.

18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

3. Lord, Help Me - 19 But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied. 20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.

v. The Salvation from sin - he closed his prayer with three requests. Be With me - 21 Forsake me not, O Lord:

Be Near me - 21 O my God, be not far from me.

Be For me and help me - 22 Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.