Monday – Read Psalm 113
Hallelujah Psalm – God Praised For Exalting The Humble
Prayer: Ask God to open your heart so that you can learn what He has prepared for you during your study.
1. Why does the psalmist say God should be praised?
2. What does the psalmist say God does for the poor, verse 7?
3. What does the psalmist say God does for the barren woman, verse 9?
4. What do these two things, what God does for the poor and barren woman, say about the character of God?
5. What does this psalm say to you personally; how does it help you; what does it say to you about your relationship with God?
Prayer: Thank God for His care and concern for those who are poor and have no one to look out for their interests.
Tuesday – Read Psalm 114 & 115
Psalm 114 – God’s Actions In Deliverance – Psalm 115 - Psalm Of Contrast – Idols With God
Prayer: Ask God to open your heart so that you can learn what He has prepared for you during your study.
6. What does the psalmist say God did when He delivered Israel, verse 2?
7. In verses 3 and 4, the psalmist gives human characteristics to things in nature, sea and mountains, and then in verse 5 asks them “What ails you?” What does the psalmist say caused the actions of the sea and mountains?
8. Why does the psalmist say glory should be given to the name of God, Ps. 115:1?
9. What does the psalmist say is the difference between God and idols, verses 5-7?
10. What does the psalmist say happens to people who worship idols, verse 8?
11. Why does the psalmist say Israel should trust in the Lord, verse 9?
12. What does the psalmist say God has done with the earth, verse 16?
13. What does this psalm say to you personally; how does it help you; what does it say to you about your relationship with God?
Prayer: Thank God that He is the one true God and that you have turned to Him, not idols made by the hands of men.
Wednesday – Read Psalm 116
Thanksgiving For Recovery
Prayer: Ask God to open your heart so that you can learn what He has prepared for you during your study.
14. Why did the psalmist say he loved the Lord?
15. What does the psalmist say was his condition when he cried out to God?
16. As a result of his deliverance, what does the psalmist say he will do for the Lord?
17. What do you think the psalmist is saying in verse 15?
18. What does this psalm say to you personally; how does it help you; what does it say to you about your relationship with God?
Prayer: Thank God that He hears your prayers and is always there to help you when you cry out to Him.
Thursday – Read Psalm 117 & 118
Psalm 117 Probably Written As A Doxology – It is the shortest of all the psalms.
Psalm 118 Is A Psalm Of Praise
Prayer: Ask God to open your heart so that you can learn what He has prepared for you during your study.
19. In Psalm 117, why does the psalmist say God should be praised?
20. Why does the psalmist say God should be praised in Psalm 118?
21. What does the psalmist say was God’s relationship to himself?
22. What does the psalmist say God did when he called to Him?
23. What does the psalmist say are in the tents of the righteous?
24. After reading this psalm, what was the condition of the psalmist for which he was delivered?
25. What does this psalm say to you personally; how does it help you; what does it say to you about your relationship with God?
Prayer: Use your prayer time to praise God for all of His good blessings to you.
Friday – Read Psalm 119
The Excellency Of The Law Of God – This psalm appears to have been written by a young man who is living under a hostile government who considers the Law of God and proclaims it is excellent in every possible aspect. There are 22 stanzas in this psalm, each containing 8 verses. The Hebrew word “torah,” meaning “law,” is used in each of the 22 stanzas.
Prayer: Ask God to open your heart so that you can learn what He has prepared for you during your study.
26. What do you understand the is meaning of the word “blessed” in verses 1 & 2?
27. What does the psalmist say is his desire in verses 1-8?
28. How does the psalmist say a young man can keep his way pure, verse 9?
29. What does the psalmist say is the advantage of storing up the Word of God in your heart, verse 11?
30. Why does the psalmist ask God to open his eyes, verse 18?
31. In verse 36, why does the psalmist ask God to incline his heart to Word?
32. What do you think the psalmist means in verse 48 “I will lift up my hands toward your commandments...”?
33. What does the psalmist say about the love of God in verse 64?
34. What does this psalm say to you personally; how does it help you; what does it say to you about your relationship with God?
Prayer: Thank God for His Word, His direction and guidance and ask Him to treasure it in your heart.
Saturday – Re-Read Psalm 119
The Excellency Of The Law Of God
Prayer: Ask God to open your heart so that you can learn what He has prepared from you during your study.
35. What does the psalmist say has happened to his life, verse 67?
36. Why does the psalmist want his heart to be blameless, verse 80?
37. What do you think the psalmist is speaking of in verse 83, “For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke...”?
38. From reading this psalm, what do you understand is the condition of the psalmist?
39. What does the psalmist say is his heritage, verse 111?.
40. `Why does the psalmist say it is time for the Lord to act, verse 126?
41. After reading verses 145 thru 152, what does it appear is the condition of the psalmist?
42. What does this psalm say to you personally; how does it help you; what does it say to you about your relationship with God?
Prayer: Thank God for His guidance of your life.
Sorry guys, this one was not proofed. Got behind this week being out of the office all week.
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