Psalms part 6: chapters 35-43


Psalm 37:4 says, “He will give you the desires of your heart.”  Does that mean you get everything you want?  No, it means that God gives us the desires He wants us to have if we are redeemed and serving Him.  These desires always match up with his word and character.  So how to you know His desires and what pleases Him for your life?  In Psalm 40 and others we will study this week we will find the answers through the work of His spirit…pray that He will open your eyes to see His truth for you!

 

Psalm 35

·         This psalm describes David and his enemies and how each respond to one another.  List what his enemies have done to him.  How did he respond to them?

·         Read Matthew 5:43-48 and Luke 6:27-36.  What does Jesus’ teaching relate to how we treat our enemies?  Did David follow Jesus as described in Psalm 35?

·         Journal Prompt:  Think about your attitude toward your enemies. Have you found any confiction through these verses on a way of treating them differently. 

 

Psalm 36

·         This psalm contrasts the godly and ungodly.  How does sin control those who don’t know God? How does God interact with the righteous?

 

Psalm 37

·         Verse 1 says “do not fret because of evildoers, do not be envious toward wrongdoers.”  Though we shouldn’t, sometimes when we seem them prosper despite their hard hearts we are.  How does verse 2 and the rest of the psalm encourage you to cease worry or envy toward them?

·         How does the verse describe the righteous and what is in store for them?  Meditate on those promises! 

·         Verse 7 talks about waiting on the Lord.  Is this hard for you to do?  What dose the psalm say we should do

 

Psalm 38

·         What is David distressed about in this Psalm? Have you ever felt like him?

 

Psalm 39

·         What issue does David deal with in the first three verses?  Cross reference those with James 1:26 and 3:5-12. 

·         Read Ecclesiastes 3:12; 6:12 and Isaiah 40:28; 59:2.  How do those verses relate to this psalm?

 

Psalm 40

·         How is this Psalm different than the previous?

·         Read 1 Samuel 15:22-23.  Compare this passage to verses 6-8. 

·         In verse 10 David declares himself in the midst of a congregation.  What is the value of a witness?  Read Acts 1:8 and 10:39-44 for more information.

 

Psalm 41

·         What is the theme of this psalm?

·         Do you expect grace when you sin?  Read Romans 3:24-24.

 

Psalm 42

·         What metaphors does God use in this psalm to describe our longing for Him?

·         When we are in despair what is the answer?

 

Psalm 43

·         Summarize the main ideas from each paragraph.

·         Read John 1:1-9; 8: 12; and 14:6.  How is God’s light and truth revealed to us. 

 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Titus Study Overview

Sisters and Seekers, So excited to announce that I will be writing a bible study for you on the book of Titus.  I recently read a book by Jen Wilken called Women of the Word  and was inspired to study using her method and create a study out of what I'm learning for you!  Please check out her book as a resource if you want to dig a little deeper. Before we get started, I want to highlights some concepts from her book that I think are important to cover because they give a framework to keep in mind as we go.  The bible is a library, a collection of books with one big message.  It is the message of God and His story, it's not a book about us.  It has an overarching theme of creation-fall-redemption-restoration and every book in the Bible tells part of this one big story that God is telling through His word.  You may have heard this referred to as the metanarrative.  Knowing how what we are learning fits into this big story will help us make conne...
Read more

Study Introduction: Developing a Ministry of Reconciliation

Image
My husband and I finished a four-year process of home building this last February.   Throughout the process we had paperwork, permits, receipts, product manuals, samples of materials, and even some tools and parts left by the sub-contractors that looked important.   So we kept them all.   We put them in a box.   People that know me well know that I love efficiency and organization.   But for this I just needed a box.   A place to put all this stuff that I know I’m supposed to have but don’t have time to deal with.   Stuff that is probably important, but thrown in none-the-less.   It gives me comfort to know at any time I can dig around in this box and find what I need when I need it. Today it occurred to me that my faith is like this box.   One of the fun things about building (and there really isn’t a lot of “fun” involved so you hang on to the joys no matter how small) is getting to customize many things.   One of the things we chose a...
Read more

Devotional: Balance

This should be your ambition: to live a quiet life -1 Thess 4:11 I thought I’d mix things up and share something I’ve been learning a lot about lately: balance.   This verse above has been in my head quite a lot as I’ve been feeling different demands start to pull on me.   All of us have so many different responsibilities and interests that take our time; from family life and work, to hobbies and social events.   It seems like the calendar in my house is often running the show.   In this chapter Paul is writing about how Christians should live.   The word ambition means to be fond of honor, strive to bring something to pass and make a certain state your aim.   Then a few words later Paul then describes the tone of our day-to-day life as quiet.   This doesn’t mean you should be shy or a doormat, but to rest, cease from labor, not to be running around, to say nothing and hold one’s peace (this is my constant need!).   A friend once shared that you ...
Read more