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Seeing Jesus in Psalm 102

  Psalm 102 Main Point: Jesus is the suffering servant of God who knows our weaknesses and yet He is also the saviour King who rescues all who call out to Him. This morning I don’t have the answers and I wonder if I even have the right questions. I am looking for Jesus in the Psalms and I see two Jesuses in this Psalm. Or do I? You can be the judge. Firstly I see Jesus the suffering man in the garden of Gethsemane who was required to die so young. And I wonder if I hear His voice through the whole of the first section of this Psalm. “He broke my strength in midlife, cutting short my days.” Psalm 102:23 Secondly, could it also be Jesus/God/or the Father being described in verse 12 and the other divine sections of Psalm 102? Jesus said He was one overwhelmed with trouble or sorrow, and no one in all human history poured himself out before the Lord more intensely than Jesus did. “He told them, "My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me....

Seeing Jesus in Psalm 61

  Psalm 61 For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by stringed instruments. 1 O God, listen to my cry! Hear my prayer! 2 From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety, 3 for you are my safe refuge, a fortress where my enemies cannot reach me. 4 Let me live forever in your sanctuary, safe beneath the shelter of your wings! Interlude 5 For you have heard my vows, O God. You have given me an inheritance reserved for those who fear your name. 6 Add many years to the life of the king! May his years span the generations! 7 May he reign under God’s protection forever. May your unfailing love and faithfulness watch over him. 8 Then I will sing praises to your name forever as I fulfill my vows each day. (NLT) Reading Psalm 61 made me immediately think about Jesus saying something similar. I did a little search to see how often David (or the psalmist) said “hear me, hear my prayer, listen to my cry” ...