Psalm 59 | Bible Study Questions
Observation
What does it say?
- What do we learn about the context of this Psalm in the superscription?
- What repeated words/phrases/themes do you see in this passage? Who is David afraid of (think of last week's passage) and who is David's hope?
- How does David describe his enemies and how does he describe the LORD?
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What is David asking the LORD to do and why/on what grounds?
INTERPRETATION
What does it mean?
- How would you divide the passage and what titles would you give to each division?
- What is David's heart posture/ tone in this passage? Does it change at all?
- What are David's enemies heart posture towards God? (V.7)
- How does David's role as the anointed king inform our interpretation of the passage? How does that differ from us?
- How do you see Jesus lived out this Psalm?
APPLICATION
How should it change us?
- How can we learn to lament in times of suffering from this passage?
- What do we need deliverance from in our present situation? Who are our "enemies"? Who/what are we looking for to deliver us from it?
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Psalm 59 | Bible Study Questions
Observation
What does it say?
- What do we learn about the context of this Psalm in the superscription?
- What repeated words/phrases/themes do you see in this passage? Who is David afraid of (think of last week's passage) and who is David's hope?
- How does David describe his enemies and how does he describe the LORD?
-
What is David asking the LORD to do and why/on what grounds?
INTERPRETATION
What does it mean?
- How would you divide the passage and what titles would you give to each division?
- What is David's heart posture/ tone in this passage? Does it change at all?
- What are David's enemies heart posture towards God? (V.7)
- How does David's role as the anointed king inform our interpretation of the passage? How does that differ from us?
- How do you see Jesus lived out this Psalm?
APPLICATION
How should it change us?
- How can we learn to lament in times of suffering from this passage?
- What do we need deliverance from in our present situation? Who are our "enemies"? Who/what are we looking for to deliver us from it?