Psalms Chapters 3-6 "The Stages of Prayer"

Pastor Lowell Nelson teaches about Psalms Chapters 3-6 "The Stages of Prayer" on 10/15/2025 for our Wednesday service.

Psalm 3

Save Me, O My God

1 LORD, how they have increased who trouble me!

Many are they who rise up against me. 2 Many are they who say of me,

"There is no help for him in God." Selah

3 But You, O LORD, are a shield for me,

My glory and the One who lifts up my head. 4 I cried to the LORD with my voice,

And He heard me from His holy hill. Selah

5 I lay down and slept;

I awoke, for the LORD sustained me. 6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people

Who have set themselves against me all around.

7 Arise, O LORD;

Save me, O my God!

For You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone;

You have broken the teeth of the ungodly.

8 Salvation belongs to the LORD.

Your blessing is upon Your people. Selah

Psalm 4

Answer Me When I Call

1 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness!

You have relieved me in my distress;

Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.

2 How long, O you sons of men,

Will you turn my glory to shame?

How long will you love worthlessness

And seek falsehood? Selah 3 But know that the LORD has set apart for Himself him who is godly;

The LORD will hear when I call to Him.

4 Be angry, and do not sin.

Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. Selah 5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness,

And put your trust in the LORD.

6 There are many who say,

"Who will show us any good?"

LORD, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us. 7 You have put gladness in my heart,

More than in the season that their grain and wine increased.

8 I will both lie down in peace, and sleep;

For You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

Psalm 5

Lead Me in Your Righteousness

1 Give ear to my words, O LORD,

Consider my meditation. 2 Give heed to the voice of my cry,

My King and my God,

For to You I will pray. 3 My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD;

In the morning I will direct it to You,

And I will look up.

4 For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness,

Nor shall evil dwell with You. 5 The boastful shall not stand in Your sight;

You hate all workers of iniquity. 6 You shall destroy those who speak falsehood;

The LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

7 But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy;

In fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple. 8 Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies;

Make Your way straight before my face.

9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth;

Their inward part is destruction;

Their throat is an open tomb;

They flatter with their tongue. 10 Pronounce them guilty, O God!

Let them fall by their own counsels;

Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions,

For they have rebelled against You.

11 But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You;

Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them;

Let those also who love Your name

Be joyful in You. 12 For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous;

With favor You will surround him as with a shield.

Psalm 6

O Lord, Deliver My Life

1 O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger,

Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure. 2 Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am weak;

O LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled. 3 My soul also is greatly troubled;

But You, O LORD - how long?

4 Return, O LORD, deliver me!

Oh, save me for Your mercies' sake! 5 For in death there is no remembrance of You;

In the grave who will give You thanks?

Join us as we continue to see unity of the individual Psalms as we go through Psalms Chapters 3-6 The progressive Theology of Prayer. The stages of prayer.

Psalm 3 Prayers in time of Crises in the morning.

Psalm 4 Prayers of Communion at evening.

Psalm 5 Prayers of Consecration in the morning.

Psalm 6 Prayers of Confession.

Prayer is not just a single act during the day, but a life rhythm of continual communication of honest dependence seen through faith in His word and the person of His Son. The two pillars of Psalm 1 & 2.