Worshipping in Awe

Friday, October 31, 2014
Psalm 5:1-12

1 [[To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.]] Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. 3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct [my prayer] unto thee, and will look up. 4 For thou [art] not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. 5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. 6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. 7 But as for me, I will come [into] thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: [and] in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. 8 Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. 9 For [there is] no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part [is] very wickedness; their throat [is] an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. 10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee. 11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. 12 For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as [with] a shield.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) David asks the Lord to do three (3) things? Why? (v.1-2)
2) What three (3) things does David tell the Lord he will do? (v.3)
3) What six (6) things does David believe about the Lord? (v.4-6)
4) How does David contrast his behavior with that of the wicked?(v.7)
5) What four (4) things does David ask the Lord to do for him? Why? (v.8-10)
6) What five (5) things does David ask/expect the Lord to allow in the lives of the righteous? Why? (v.11-12)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
7) Why do you believe the Lord hears your prayers?
8) How do you demonstrate your love for the Lord?
9) Describe one way in which the Lord has blessed you as you put your trust in Him?

PRINCIPLES
10) The Lord hears the prayers of the righteous.
11) The Lord blesses those who trust in Him.
12) The righteous have much to rejoice about.