The God of our Salvation

Friday, November 28, 2014
Psalm 85:1-7 KJV 

1 [[To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.]] LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. 2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah. 3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned [thyself] from the fierceness of thine anger. 4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease. 5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations? 6 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee? 7 Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What have you read and learned about the sons of Korah?
2) Why do you think that this psalm was written for them?
3) What six things does the psalmist remember about the Lord? (v.1-3)
4) What four things does the psalmist implore the Lord to do? (v.4,7)
5) What three things does the psalmist ask of the Lord? Why? (v.5-6)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) What do you learn of the Lord from this passage of Scripture?
7) Have you, your family, or your church, ever experienced the chastening of the Lord? If so, what happened?
8) If you answered affirmatively to the previous question, what did the subject(s) of God's displeasure do to restore right relationship with Him?

LIFE LESSONS
9) Sin not only affects the individual(s) who committed the transgression(s), but may affect those associated with them.
10) The Lord's anger toward His people may last for many generations, when not repented of.
11) Individual, corporate, and/or national repentence always leads to revival.