Psalm 58
1. What do the leaders of men do? (vs 1-5)
2. What does David ask God to do to the wicked? Vs 6 - break their teeth. Why would breaking their teeth be such a bad thing?
3. Verse 10 seems violent and bloody? Do you think David's reputation is well-deserved? (1 Chronicles 22:8)
4 Add 58:2 to the "heart" page in your journal.
Psalm 59
1. Does David think he deserves his enemies' desire to kill him? (vs 3)
2a. Have you ever been punished when you were innocent? b. Did you trust God to make things right? Why?
Psalm 60
1a. Who caused the earthquakes? (vs 1) b. Who caused the hard things? (vs 3)
2. But to whom is the Lord a refuge? (vs 4 - 5)
3. Add 60:5 to the "hand" page in your journal. (60:5)
4. Which verse tells us we can't trust in men to rescue us? (vs 11)
Psalm 61
1. Add 61:2 to the "heart" page in your journal. (61:2)
2. In whose tent does David want to dwell forever? (vs 4)
3. Revelation 7:15 talks about those who belong to God who have come out of the great tribulation. The NIV says God "will spread his tent over them." What a wonderful picture of being in God's presence.
Psalm 62
1. The NIV says "My soul find rests in God alone" (vs 1). What do you find rest in?
2. Add 62:8 to the "trust in God"/coin page of your journal.
Add 62:8 and 62:10 to the "heart" page in your journal.
3. What two things belong to God (vs 11-12)? power and steadfast love
4. What does God give to man, according to David (vs 12)?
Psalm 63
1. In what other psalm did the psalmist say his soul thirsts for God (Ps 42)?
2. What does David say is better than life (vs 3)? God's steadfast love
3. Add 63:4 and 63:8 to the "hand" page in your journal.
4. What does David think about in the middle of the night, when things seem the darkest (vs 6)?
5. What uphold David in the midst of his enemies (vs 8)?
Psalm 64
1. Add 64:6 and 64:10 to the "heart" page in your journal.
2. List all the verbs in Psalm 64.
3a. What will happen to those who aim bitter words like arrows (vs 3)? Vs 7: God does what?
3b. What happens to those who whet their tongues like swords (vs 3)? Their own tongues are what (vs 8)?
4. Who takes refuge in the LORD (vs 10)?
Psalm 65
1. List all the nouns in Psalm 65.
2. What shouts for joy (vs 8 and 13)?
3. Do you want to dwell in God's courts? What are those called who dwell in God's courts (vs 4)?
4. Why does the psalmist say those who dwell at the ends of the earth are in awe at your signs (vs 8)? It indicates that all people are in awe of God's power - those nearby and those far away.
Psalm 66
1. When did the sea turn into dry land? (Ex 14:21, Joshua 3:14-17)
2. What does Psalm 66:8-12 cite as the reason for blessing and praising God?
3. Add 66:18 to the "heart" page in your journal.
4. David believed that if he had iniquity in his heart, how would God respond to his prayer?
Psalm 67
1. Psalm 67:1-2 is similar to Matthew 28:19-20 in what way? They are the great commission to preach the gospel to the whole world.
2. How do you let people around you know how gracious God has been to you - how He has blessed you?
Psalm 68
1. The enemies of God are compared to two things (vs 2). What are they?
2. How does God feel about orphans and widows (vs 5)?
3. What does God do for the solitary (lonely) vs 6? The prisoners, vs 6? The rebellious, vs 6?
4. Can you think of some women who announced wonderful news? Matt 28:1-20
5. What is the overall tone of this psalm? Praise!
Psalm 69
1. David asks God to rescue him from
a. the waters that what?
b. sinking in what?
c. the deep water where the flood does what?
2. Tell how we know David has been beseeching God for awhile (vs 3).
3. How many people does David say hate him (vs 4)?
4. We get a glimpse into David's honorable nature in vs 6. Who is he concerned about?
5. David wants his enemies to be destroyed to what degree (vs 28)?
6. Add 69:32 to the "heart" page in your journal.
7. What does David determine to do despite his circumstances (vs 30)?
8. Who should praise God (vs 35-36)? Why? Because He deserves it!!
Psalm 70
1. What does David want from God?
2. What do David's enemies want?
3. Who will rejoice and be glad?
4. How does David end this psalm?
Psalm 71
1. When does David ask that God not forsake him (vs 9)?
2. David's enemies want to what (vs 10-11)?
3. List the metaphors God uses for God:
vs 3: rock of refuge, rock, fortress
vs 5: hope, trust
vs 7: strong refuge
4. Of what will David tell others (vs 15)?
5. By the end of the psalm, David is no longer asking for the destruction of his enemies. Why? (vs 24) They have been put to shame and disappointed who sought to do him harm.
Psalm 72
1. Solomon's asking God for what? righteousness and wisdom to judge righteously and wisdom to bring prosperity to the people
2. How long does Solomon want righteousness and peace to last (vs 7)?
3. How large does Solomon want his kingdom to extend (vs 8-11)?
4. Because of the language, this psalm foreshadows the Messianic reign in the millenium. Read it again, not thinking of Solomon or the Davidic line of kings, but think of it referring to Jesus Christ. Do you wholly support the sentiment?
5. Why does the psalm end with "Amen and Amen"? It ends vs. 18-19, the doxology of Psalm 72 and the second book of the Psalms.
1. What do the leaders of men do? (vs 1-5)
2. What does David ask God to do to the wicked? Vs 6 - break their teeth. Why would breaking their teeth be such a bad thing?
3. Verse 10 seems violent and bloody? Do you think David's reputation is well-deserved? (1 Chronicles 22:8)
4 Add 58:2 to the "heart" page in your journal.
Psalm 59
1. Does David think he deserves his enemies' desire to kill him? (vs 3)
2a. Have you ever been punished when you were innocent? b. Did you trust God to make things right? Why?
Psalm 60
1a. Who caused the earthquakes? (vs 1) b. Who caused the hard things? (vs 3)
2. But to whom is the Lord a refuge? (vs 4 - 5)
3. Add 60:5 to the "hand" page in your journal. (60:5)
4. Which verse tells us we can't trust in men to rescue us? (vs 11)
Psalm 61
1. Add 61:2 to the "heart" page in your journal. (61:2)
2. In whose tent does David want to dwell forever? (vs 4)
3. Revelation 7:15 talks about those who belong to God who have come out of the great tribulation. The NIV says God "will spread his tent over them." What a wonderful picture of being in God's presence.
Psalm 62
1. The NIV says "My soul find rests in God alone" (vs 1). What do you find rest in?
2. Add 62:8 to the "trust in God"/coin page of your journal.
Add 62:8 and 62:10 to the "heart" page in your journal.
3. What two things belong to God (vs 11-12)? power and steadfast love
4. What does God give to man, according to David (vs 12)?
Psalm 63
1. In what other psalm did the psalmist say his soul thirsts for God (Ps 42)?
2. What does David say is better than life (vs 3)? God's steadfast love
3. Add 63:4 and 63:8 to the "hand" page in your journal.
4. What does David think about in the middle of the night, when things seem the darkest (vs 6)?
5. What uphold David in the midst of his enemies (vs 8)?
Psalm 64
1. Add 64:6 and 64:10 to the "heart" page in your journal.
2. List all the verbs in Psalm 64.
3a. What will happen to those who aim bitter words like arrows (vs 3)? Vs 7: God does what?
3b. What happens to those who whet their tongues like swords (vs 3)? Their own tongues are what (vs 8)?
4. Who takes refuge in the LORD (vs 10)?
Psalm 65
1. List all the nouns in Psalm 65.
2. What shouts for joy (vs 8 and 13)?
3. Do you want to dwell in God's courts? What are those called who dwell in God's courts (vs 4)?
4. Why does the psalmist say those who dwell at the ends of the earth are in awe at your signs (vs 8)? It indicates that all people are in awe of God's power - those nearby and those far away.
Psalm 66
1. When did the sea turn into dry land? (Ex 14:21, Joshua 3:14-17)
2. What does Psalm 66:8-12 cite as the reason for blessing and praising God?
3. Add 66:18 to the "heart" page in your journal.
4. David believed that if he had iniquity in his heart, how would God respond to his prayer?
Psalm 67
1. Psalm 67:1-2 is similar to Matthew 28:19-20 in what way? They are the great commission to preach the gospel to the whole world.
2. How do you let people around you know how gracious God has been to you - how He has blessed you?
Psalm 68
1. The enemies of God are compared to two things (vs 2). What are they?
2. How does God feel about orphans and widows (vs 5)?
3. What does God do for the solitary (lonely) vs 6? The prisoners, vs 6? The rebellious, vs 6?
4. Can you think of some women who announced wonderful news? Matt 28:1-20
5. What is the overall tone of this psalm? Praise!
Psalm 69
1. David asks God to rescue him from
a. the waters that what?
b. sinking in what?
c. the deep water where the flood does what?
2. Tell how we know David has been beseeching God for awhile (vs 3).
3. How many people does David say hate him (vs 4)?
4. We get a glimpse into David's honorable nature in vs 6. Who is he concerned about?
5. David wants his enemies to be destroyed to what degree (vs 28)?
6. Add 69:32 to the "heart" page in your journal.
7. What does David determine to do despite his circumstances (vs 30)?
8. Who should praise God (vs 35-36)? Why? Because He deserves it!!
Psalm 70
1. What does David want from God?
2. What do David's enemies want?
3. Who will rejoice and be glad?
4. How does David end this psalm?
Psalm 71
1. When does David ask that God not forsake him (vs 9)?
2. David's enemies want to what (vs 10-11)?
3. List the metaphors God uses for God:
vs 3: rock of refuge, rock, fortress
vs 5: hope, trust
vs 7: strong refuge
4. Of what will David tell others (vs 15)?
5. By the end of the psalm, David is no longer asking for the destruction of his enemies. Why? (vs 24) They have been put to shame and disappointed who sought to do him harm.
Psalm 72
1. Solomon's asking God for what? righteousness and wisdom to judge righteously and wisdom to bring prosperity to the people
2. How long does Solomon want righteousness and peace to last (vs 7)?
3. How large does Solomon want his kingdom to extend (vs 8-11)?
4. Because of the language, this psalm foreshadows the Messianic reign in the millenium. Read it again, not thinking of Solomon or the Davidic line of kings, but think of it referring to Jesus Christ. Do you wholly support the sentiment?
5. Why does the psalm end with "Amen and Amen"? It ends vs. 18-19, the doxology of Psalm 72 and the second book of the Psalms.