Psalm 59 | Bible Study Questions

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?

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?

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?

Psalm 59 | Bible Study Questions

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?

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?

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?