The Lord Executes Judgment

Friday, July 3, 2015
Psalm 9:15-20 KJV

15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit [that] they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. 16 The LORD is known [by] the judgment [which] he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. 17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, [and] all the nations that forget God. 18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall [not] perish for ever. 19 Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight. 20 Put them in fear, O LORD: [that] the nations may know themselves [to be but] men. Selah.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did the psalmist write about the heathen (non-believers)? (v.15)
2) What is the Lord known by and how does that effect the wicked? (v.16)
3) Who are the wicked and what will become of them? (v.17)
4) What does the psalmist write about the needy and the poor (v.18)
5) What does the psalmist ask of the Lord and why? (v.19-20)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) Do you believe that you, your church, and/or this nation is about to be judged by the Lord? If so, why? If not, why not?

LIFE LESSONS
7) The Lord will judge any individual, church, and/or nation that ignores Him and the people He loves.