David's Song of Deliverance

INTRODUCTION: Our passage is practically identical to Psalm 18. Its placement helps us to see one of the psalms in its position in history. David and others usually wrote the psalms in response to current events. This one gives praise to God for His deliverance.

1. PRAISING THE PERSON OF THE LORD (2 Samuel 22:1-4)
1. A God Who Delivers (2 Samuel 22:1)
1. Out of the hand of enemies
2. Out of the hand of Saul
2. A God Who Is Strong (2 Samuel 22:2)
1. He is Davids rock (Psalm 18:2, 46).
2. He is Davids fortress (Psalm 18:2).
3. He is Davids deliverer (Psalm 18:2).
3. A God Who Protects (2 Samuel 22:3)
1. He is Davids trust.
2. He is Davids shield (Psalm 18:35).
3. He is the horn of Davids salvation (Psalm 18:2; Luke 1:69).
4. He is Davids high tower (Psalm 18:2; Psalm 144:2).
5. He is Davids refuge.
6. He is Davids saviour.
7. He saves David from violence.
4. A God Who Is Worthy (2 Samuel 22:4)
1. Worthy of our prayers
2. Worthy of our praise
2. PRAISING THE POWER OF THE LORD (2 Samuel 22:5-16)
1. In a Time of Distress (2 Samuel 22:5-7)
1. Davids trials (2 Samuel 22:5-6)
1. When the waves of death compassed him (2 Samuel 22:5)
2. When the floods of ungodly men made him afraid (2 Samuel 22:5)
3. When the sorrows of hell compassed him about (2 Samuel 22:6)
4. When the snares of death prevented him (2 Samuel 22:6)
1. Gods faithfulness (2 Samuel 22:7)
1. David cried unto the Lord in his distress.
2. God heard his voice out of His temple.
3. Davids cry entered into the Lords ears.
2. With a Demonstration of Strength (2 Samuel 22:8-16)
1. In nature (2 Samuel 22:8-9)
1. The earth shook and trembled (2 Samuel 22:8).
2. The foundations of heaven moved and shook (2 Samuel 22:8).
3. Smoke went up out of His nostrils (2 Samuel 22:9).
4. Fire went out of His mouth and devoured (2 Samuel 22:9).
2. In His visitation (2 Samuel 22:10-11)
1. He bowed the heavens and came down (2 Samuel 22:10).
2. Darkness was under His feet (2 Samuel 22:10).
3. He rode upon a cherub and did fly (2 Samuel 22:11).
4. He was seen upon the wings of the wind (2 Samuel 22:11).
3. In His presence (2 Samuel 22:12-13)
1. He made darkness pavilions (2 Samuel 22:12).
2. The brightness before Him kindled coals of fire (2 Samuel 22:13).
4. In His voice (2 Samuel 22:14-16)
1. He thundered from heaven (2 Samuel 22:14).
2. He uttered His voice (2 Samuel 22:14).
3. He sent out lighting and discomfited them (2 Samuel 22:15).
4. He divided the waters (2 Samuel 22:16).
3. PRAISING THE PROTECTION OF THE LORD (2 Samuel 22:17-28)
1. His Deliverance (2 Samuel 22:17-20)
1. Out of many waters (2 Samuel 22:17)
2. From the enemy (2 Samuel 22:18-19)
3. Because of His delight (2 Samuel 22:20)
2. His Reward (2 Samuel 22:21)
1. According to Davids righteousness
2. According to the cleanness of Davids hands
3. His Ways (2 Samuel 22:22-24)
1. David kept the ways of the Lord (2 Samuel 22:22).
2. David kept the judgments of the Lord (2 Samuel 22:23).
3. David kept himself from his iniquity (2 Samuel 22:24).
4. His Just Recompense (2 Samuel 22:25-28)
1. According to righteousness (2 Samuel 22:25)
2. According to mercy, uprightness, and purity (2 Samuel 22:26-27)
3. According to pride or humility (2 Samuel 22:28)
4. PRAISING THE PROVISION OF THE LORD (2 Samuel 22:29-51)
1. A Guide in the Way (2 Samuel 22:29-31)
1. A lamp to lighten the darkness (2 Samuel 22:29)
2. Strength to run through a troop and leap over a wall (2 Samuel 22:30)
3. A buckler to all that trust in Him (2 Samuel 22:31)
2. A Rock on Which to Stand (2 Samuel 22:32-34)
1. He maketh the way perfect (2 Samuel 22:32-33).
2. He maketh a way of escape (2 Samuel 22:34).
3. Lessons in the Art of Warfare (2 Samuel 22:35-37)
1. In offense (2 Samuel 22:35)
2. In defense (2 Samuel 22:36)
3. In protection (2 Samuel 22:37)
4. Victory in Battle (2 Samuel 22:38-46)
1. In the past (2 Samuel 22:38-44)
1. Against his enemies (2 Samuel 22:38-43)
2. Amongst his people (2 Samuel 22:44) - The Lord offered him deliverance from the strivings of his people.
2. In the future (2 Samuel 22:44-46)
1. Strangers will submit to David (2 Samuel 22:44-45).
2. Strangers will fade away (2 Samuel 22:46).
5. Confidence in His God (2 Samuel 22:47-51)
1. Because of His life (2 Samuel 22:47)
2. Because of His deliverance (2 Samuel 22:48-49)
3. Because of His mercy (2 Samuel 22:50-51)

CONCLUSION: David’s heart is so overwhelmed that he writes a song of praise for the Lord. When is the last time you praised the Lord out of an overflowing heart?