God's Purpose for me

Thursday, October 16, 2014
Psalm 57:1-6 

1 [[To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.]] Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until [these] calamities be overpast. 2 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth [all things] for me. 3 He shall send from heaven, and save me [from] the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth. 4 My soul [is] among lions: [and] I lie [even among] them that are set on fire, [even] the sons of men, whose teeth [are] spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. 5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [let] thy glory [be] above all the earth. 6 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen [themselves]. Selah.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Under what circumstances was this psalm written? (v.1a)
2) What did David ask of the Lord and why? (v.1b)
3) What was David going to do and for how long? (v.2)
4) What did David expect the Lord to do in response? (v.3)
5) How did David describe his situation? (v.4,6)
6) What did David desire from the Lord? (v.5)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
7) What do you typically do when going through spiritual warfare?
8) What do you typically do to demonstrate your trust in the Lord during such times?
9) Have you ever been so overwhelmed by your circumstances that you could not praise God? If so, please describe one such instance.

PRINCIPLES
10) God is so merciful that He does not mind when we complain about our troubles.
11) The Lord wants us to trust Him with whatever vexes our souls.
12) God expects His people to cry out to Him for deliverance from whatever distresses us.