You, O Lord, are my Hope

Thursday, November 6, 2014
Psalm 71:1-8 KJV 

1 In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. 2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. 3 Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou [art] my rock and my fortress. 4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. 5 For thou [art] my hope, O Lord GOD: [thou art] my trust from my youth. 6 By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise [shall be] continually of thee. 7 I am as a wonder unto many; but thou [art] my strong refuge. 8 Let my mouth be filled [with] thy praise [and with] thy honour all the day.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) In whom did the psalmist place his trust and for what reason? (v.1)
2) What six requests did the psalmist make of the Lord? Why? (v.2-4)
3) Who is the Lord to the psalmist and how will he respond to Him? (v.5-6)
4) Who was the psalmist to his enemies? (v.7)
5) What is the psalmist's final request of the Lord in this psalm? (v.8)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) What do you typically do when facing trouble?
7) Who, or what, do you trust in for deliverance from your troubles?
8) How have your unsaved loved ones and friends treat you when they learn of your trust in Jesus?

PRINCIPLES
9) Our trust in the Lord is never misplaced.
10) The Lord alone is able to deliver us from trouble, or through it.
11) The Lord knows all our ways, therefore He is the only Person worthy of our trust.