Psalm for Mediation

Psalm for Meditation

Psalm for Meditation (Join us in reading a passage from Psalms every day and meditate on the question provided. Your appreciation for the Psalms will increase each day as you grow in your walk with the Lord.)

Psalm 150: 1 - 6 What is the underlying principle of this psalm?

Psalm 149: 1 - 9 How do you reconcil the first half of this psalm with the message in the second half?

Psalm 148: 1 - 14 What poular hymn is based on this psalm? What does it mean to "praise Jehovah"?

Psalm 147: 12 - 20 Does this passage shed any light on climate change?

Psalm 147: 1 - 11 What gives the Lord special pleasure?

Psalm 146: 1 - 10 What reason does the psalmist give for not putting our trust in humanity?

Psalm 145: 12 - 21 What does the Lord do for the weak?

Psalm 145: 1 - 11 Which attributes of God does David praise?

Psalm 144: 1 - 15 Based on David's prayer in this psalm, what kind of blessings may we ask of God?

Psalm 143: 1 - 12 For what enemies do you pray for help with? How do you ask God to deal with your enemies?

Psalm 142: 1 - 7 Have you ever felt like no one cared for your soul? How did you deal with that situation? How did David deal with it in his case?

Psalm 141: 1 - 10 What can we learn from this psalm about how the Lord leads us not into temptation but delivers us from evil?

Psalm 140: 1 - 13 In various ways, David asks the Lord to deliver him from evil men. Who are the evil men from whom you ask the Lord to deliver you?

Psalm 139: 13 - 24 What does this section teach us about hate?

Psalm 139: 1 - 12 How does God's omiscience affect how you live your life?

Psalm 138: 1 - 8 What does this psalm tell us about how the Lord regards the humble and the proud?

Psalm 137: 1 - 9 What light does verse 7 of this psalm shed on Obadiah verse 7?

Psalm 136: 1 - 26 How is judgment evidence of the Lord's mercy?

Psalm 135: 13 - 21 What does the psalmist mean when he says they who make idols are like them?

Psalm 135: 1 - 12 What evidence of God's deity is listed in these verses?

Psalm 134: 1 - 3 "Bless" is mentioned in each verse of this psalm. How does man bless God? How does God bless man?

Psalm 133: 1 - 3 Name three benefits you can think of that result when a church is unified.

Psalm 132: 1 - 18 What does God promise to do for David and his posterity?

Psalm 131: 1 - 3 During times of pain and stress, how does one "quiet" their soul?

Psalm 130: 1 - 8 This psalm is such a comfort to a sinner like myself. What in it speaks to your heart the most?

Psalm 129: 1 - 8 What does the psalmist ask the Lord to do to his enemies and those who hate Zion?

Psalm 128: 1 - 6 How is God's peace for us connected with our grandchildren?

Psalm 127: 1 - 5 This psalm presents God's family portrait. How are children described?

Psalm 126: 1 - 6 What is the overriding lesson of this psalm?

Psalm 125: 1 - 5 What is the overriding lesson of this psalm?

Psalm 124: 1 - 8 If the Lord isn't on your side, how would your life be different today?

Psalm 123: 1 - 4 What kind of mercy do we need when people are contemptuous of us?

Psalm 122: 1 - 9 Jerusalem is a city compact together (verse 3). See if Ephesians 4:16 sheds any light on what this means.

Psalm 121: 1 - 8 What does the psalmist mean when he says he will lift up his eyes to the hills?

Psalm 120: 1 - 7 Have you ever been associated with one who hates peace?

Psalm 119: 169 - 176 Do you find it strange that the last word in this great psalm of praise to God's word is the writer's confession that he has gone astray? What does this say to you?

Psalm 119: 161 - 168 Name one thing you treasure about God's word.

Psalm 119: 153 - 160 Verse 160 is a fundamental rule for Bible study. How do you understand it?

Psalm 119: 145 - 152 How would the psalmist spend sleepless nights?

Psalm 119: 137 - 144 What verse from this section was applied by the disciples to Christ? What does it teach us about Him?

Psalm 119: 129 - 136 The testimonies of God are wonderful (verse 129), which is a reason for keeping them. What wonderful aspects of God's law encourages you to be obedient?

Psalm 119: 121 - 128 When did the psalmist believe it was time for God to act?

Psalm 119: 113 - 120 What does verse 120 mean? Does it relate to the subject discussed on page 2 and 3 of the bulletin (May 27, 2018)

Psalm 119: 105 - 112 Look at verse 110. How can the oppression of the wicked cause us to stray from God's word?

Psalm 119: 97 - 104 Verse 100 connects understanding to keeping. This is a profound insight. What do you think it reveals?

Psalm 119: 89 - 96 Think carefully about the meaning of verse 92. How has this verse found expression in your life?

Psalm 119: 81 - 88 What are you feeling when you feel like a wineskin in smoke (verse 83)?

Psalm 119: 65 - 72 What great truth is taught about the value of suffering in this section?

Psalm 119: 57 - 64 What's a good thing to do when you wake in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep?

Psalm 119: 49 - 56 What word from the Lord particularly fills you with hope?

Psalm 119: 41 - 48 What answer can we give to others who tanunt us if we trust in God's word?

Psalm 119: 33 - 40 The margin reading for verse 36 is: Cause me to long for Your testimonies. Do you long for God's word? If not, how can God create that desire in you?

Psalm 119: 25 - 32 How has the Lord strengthened you according to His word?

Psalm 119: 17 - 24 What's the most wondrous thing you have seen in God's law?

Psalm 119: 9 - 16 What is the key to resisting temptation and not sinning?

Psalm 119: 1 - 8 Does the psalmist claim in this section to be sinless? At what times was he not sinless? What did he ask of the Lord about such times?

Psalm 118: 13 - 29 What does verse 22 tell us about the Messiah?

Psalm 118: 1 - 12 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes (verse 9). How should this affect our political views?

Psalm 117: 1 - 2 Why should we as Gentiles praise God?

Psalm 116: 1 - 19 How do you understand the statement that the death of a saint is precious in the sight of the Lord?

Psalm 115: 1 - 18 What great insight do we learn in this psalm about idolatry?

Psalm 114: 1 - 8 What three signs demonstrating the power of God are referenced in this psalm?

Psalm 113: 1 - 9 For what things does the psalmist praise God in this psalm?

Psalm 112: 1 - 10 Find three characteristics of the righteous man in this psalm.

Psalm 111: 1 - 10 Carefully read verse 2 in different versions if possible. What does it say?

Psalm 110: 1 - 7 What is the significance of the fact that Christ is now sitting at the right hand of God?

Psalm 109: 21 - 31 Even in the darkest days, what comfort can we find in praising the Lord?

Psalm 109: 13 - 20 How do you "slay the broken in heart"? (verse 16)

Psalm 109: 1 - 12 How do you explain the horrible things David asks God to do to his enemy?

Psalm 108: 1 - 13 How do we give praise to God with our glory?

Psalm 107: 33 - 43 According to the psalmist, what is the explanation for some climate change?

Psalm 107: 23 - 32 Have there been times in your life when you've felt like a drunken sailor?

Psalms 107: 17 - 22 What goodness of God is described in this passage?

Psalm 107: 10 - 16 What are the consequences of disobedience?

Psalm 107: 1 - 9 When are we reminded the most of God's enduring love for us?

Psalm 106: 32 - 48 How do we learn the works of the heathen today?

Psalm 106: 24 - 31 How did Israel despise the promised land? What application does that have to us today?

Psalm 106: 16 - 23 Why did God determine to destroy Israel when they arrived at Mt. Sinai?

Psalm 106: 1 - 15 Look at verse 15. Does God ever discipline us by giving us what we want?

Psalm 105: 16 - 25 What can we learn from this section about how God uses suffering to accomplish His will?

Psalm 105: 1 - 15 Does the Lord today hurt those who hurt His people? How?

Psalm 104: 19 - 35 It is wonderful to contemplate that everything in creation has a definite purpose in the wisdom of God.

Psalm 104: 10 - 18 What does this paragraph tell us about the genius behind God's creation?

Psalm 104: 1 - 9 What aspect of God elicits the psalmist's praise in this section?

Psalm 103: 11 - 22 What can we learn about the angels from this psalm?

Psalm 103: 1 - 10 Relate verse 5 to your life. How has what God has done for you renewed your youth like an eagle's?

Psalm 102: 22 - 28 What does the fact of God's eternity mean to you?

Psalm 102: 18 - 21 Of what does the Lord take note when He looks down from heaven?

Psalm 102: 12 - 17 How would we today take pleasure in the stones and dust of Zion (verse 14)?

Psalm 102: 1 - 11 What is a "shadow that reclineth" (verse 11)?

Psalm 101: 1 - 8 In the first part of this psalm, David speaks; in the second part, God speaks. What sins God mentions cause you the most trouble?

Psalm 100: 1 - 5 What aspects of the Christian life especially fill you with gladness and cause you to break out in praise?

Psalm 99: 1 - 9 Identify the specific characteristics of the Lord's holiness listed in this psalm.

Psalm 98: 1 - 9 List three marvelous things the Lord has done for you.

Psalm 97: 1 - 12 When was the last time you saw something in nature and thought to yourself "How great Thou art" (verse 6)?

Psalm 96: 1 - 13 What does it mean when the psalmist tells us to sing a new song unto the Lord?

Psalm 95: 1 - 11 According to this psalm, what is the practical result of hardening your heart?

Psalm 94: 1 - 23 How does disdain for God express itself? Do we see any such behavior in our society today?

Psalm 93: 1 - 5 In this psalm, who is represented by the "sea" whose voice cannot drown out the voice of God?

Psalm 92: 1 - 15 How has God's lovingkindness and faithfulness been evident in your life (verse 2)?

Psalm 91: 1 - 16 Who is the lion and serpent that believers can trample on in this psalm?

Psalm 90: 1 - 17 "Teach us to number our days" --- what does that mean?

Psalm 89: 24 - 52 Read this section, applying it to Christ.

Psalm 89: 1 - 23 What mercies of the Lord cause you to sing (verse 1)?

Psalm 88: 1 - 18 How would you describe the situation of the man who wrote this psalm? Have you ever been in this situation?

Psalm 87: 1 - 7 What is the meaning of the final line in this psalm: "All my springs are in thee"?

Psalm 86: 1 - 17 Why was David confident that God would answer his prayers?

Psalm 85: 1 - 13 Study verse 10. What do the terms mercy, truth, righteousness, and peace tell us about God? Is there any significance to the order in which these terms occur?

Psalm 84: 1 - 12 Read verse 10. Why for you is a day at church better than a thousand days spent anywhere else?

Psalm 83: 1 - 18 How can we pray this psalm today in regard to those who are trying to hurt us?

Psalm 82: 1 - 8 What's the most important thing a judge should remember?

Psalm 81: 1 - 16 This is a psalm of thanksgiving for God's deliverance of His people. From what has the Lord delivered you and how do you thank Him?

Psalm 80: 1 - 19 What has happened to Israel? For what does the psalmist plead?

Psalm 79: 1 - 13 Why had Israel suffered defeat? When will God not fight for us?

Psalm 78: 52 - 72 How did God's mercy affect Israel? Did it lead to a lasting change of heart? What does this tell us about human nature?

Psalm 78: 33 - 51 How did God's anger and chastening affect the Israelites? How has God's chastening affected you?

Psalm 78: 17 - 32 When the Israelites complained, God gave them what they wanted. How did Israel react to this? What does this tell you about human nature?

Psalm 78: 1 - 16 How did the tribe of Ephraim fail? How would this failure express itself today?

Psalm 77: 10 - 20 How does Asaph balance out his despair that he expresses in the first ten verses?

Psalm 77: 1 - 10 Verse 3 says "I remembered God and was troubled". Why would Asaph be troubled when he thought of God?

Psalm 76: 1 - 12 How does the wrath of man praise God?

Psalm 75: 1 - 10 What warning does God give the proud?

Psalm 74: 1 - 23 In Psalm 73, Asaph complained about the wealthy. What is his complaint in this psalm?

Psalm 73: 1 - 28 What is Asaph's attitude in verses 2 - 3? Verses 16 - 17? Verses 24 - 26? What's needed to get through negative doubt to positive faith?

Psalm 72: 1 - 20 Who prays this prayer? What has God done, and what will God do for the one praying the prayer?

Psalm 71: 12 - 24 The last clause in verse 15 reads differently in different versions. Look at it carefully, and see what you think it means.

Psalm 71: 1 - 11 How are you asking God to help you in your old age?

Psalm 70: 1 - 5 When was the last time you asked the Lord to hurry to help you? Did He?

Psalm 69: 1 - 36 When you pray, are you asking "Thy will be done", or "Thy will be changed"?

Psalm 68: 19 - 35 What role did the smallest tribe, the tribe of Benjamin, play in Israel? What lessons do you see in this?

Psalm 68: 1 - 18 What use is made of verse 18 in the New Testament?

Psalm 67: 1 - 7 Meditate on all the reasons listed in this psalm as to why we should praise the Lord.

Psalm 66: 1 - 20 Carefully meditate on verses 10 - 12. In what ways does God test/try us and for what purpose?

Psalm 65: 1 - 13 How does God deal with our sins?

Psalm 64: 1 - 10 What "arrows" do the unrighteous use against the godly? How does the Lord deal with this problem?

Psalm 63: 1 - 11 What would David do when he awoke during the night?

Psalm 62: 1 - 12 What petition are you now waiting on the Lord to answer?

Psalm 61: 1 - 8 What does David mean when he refers to the "rock that is higher" than he?

Psalm 60: 1 - 12 How does David describe this period in Israel's history when the nation was engaged in wars and fightings?

Psalm 59: 1 - 17 Have you ever encountered an enemy like the enemies David describes in this psalm? If so, how did you handle them?

Psalm 58: 1 - 11 The superscription to this psalm has the line, "Set to: Do Not Destroy". After studying this psalm, what do you think this means?

Psalm 57: 1 - 11 The reference to "the shadow of thy wings" (verse 1) may refer to the Holy of Holies. What was in that chamber that gave David hope and comfort?

Psalm 56: 1 - 13 What is David telling us when he says that God stores all our tears in a bottle?

Psalm 55: 1 - 23 Why does it hurt worse when a friend betrays us than when an enemy attacks us?

Psalm 54: 1 - 7 When an enemy is out to get you, what do you do?

Psalm 53: 1 - 6 What enemies do we fear, about whom we should have no fear (verse 5)?

Psalm 52: 1 - 9 Did David react to Doeg's evil by questioning God? Who did David question?

Psalm 51: 1 - 19 When we have sinned greatly, what does God want from us more than sacrifices?

Psalm 50: 1 - 23 What does God want from us more than sacrifices?

Psalm 49: 1 - 20 What lies do the wealthy tell themselves? What realities ought they face up to?

Psalm 48: 1 - 14 How could you use this psalm to teach a lesson on the words, "Upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it"?

Psalm 47: 1 - 9 This psalm tells us that we should praise God because He rules the nations. What does this mean in light of what happened in Paris two days ago?

Psalm 46: 1 - 11 How has God helped you in times of trouble? (Google "The Shakespeare Code" for a curious bit of urban myth involving Psalm 46.)

Psalm 45: 1 - 17 This is the only psalm that in its preface has the words "A song of love". After reading the psalm, why do you think it was given this title?

Psalm 44: 1 - 26 How have you used times in your life when your suffering was due to another's sin?

Psalm 43: 1 - 5 Have you ever felt that God has deserted you? How did you handle such times? How did the author of this psalm handle that feeling?

Psalm 42: 1 - 11 Is there a difference between having a desire for God verses a desire for religion? If so, what is it?

Psalm 41: 1 - 13 Why did David expect the Lord to deliver him from his sin and tormenters?

Psalm 40: 1 - 17 One translation of verse 9 reads, "Let my song give blessing and insight to those who can't see for themselves." How could these words serve as a synopsis of the entire book of Psalms?

Psalm 39: 1 - 13 What point does David emphasize over and over about our life? How does understanding his point affect you?

Psalm 38: 1 - 22 What did Dvid do when he heard malicious, hateful things being said about him?

Psalm 37: 21 – 40 How has the Lord protected you during times when wicked people sought to do you harm?

Psalm 37: 1 – 20 What harm can come to us when we fret over the evil that is in the world? (v. 8: “Do not fret, it only causes harm,” NKJV)

Psalm 36: 1 – 12 Verse 9 says “in thy light shall we see light.” What do you think that means?

Psalm 35: 15 – 28 How does David ask the Lord to use His angels in this psalm? Have you ever asked the Lord to use angels on your behalf?

Psalm 35: 1 – 14 Have you ever been falsely accused or attacked by someone? How did you handle it?

Psalm 34: 1 – 22 What insight does the preface to this psalm provide? How does knowing the setting for this psalm help us relate it to our own situation?

Psalm 33: 1 – 22 This psalm opens telling the righteous to “Rejoice in the Lord”. What reasons for rejoicing can you find in this psalm?

Psalm 32: 1 – 11 What was David’s situation when he refused to confess his sin? What was his situation once he confessed it?

Psalm 31: 14 – 24 What did David say in his haste (verse 22)? Have you ever said this?

Psalm 31: 1 – 13 In verse 9 the psalmist is in trouble; in verse 7 he thanks God for God “considered” his trouble. What’s involved when God considers our trouble?

Psalm 30: 1 – 12 This is the psalm from which comes the phrase “in the morning of joy”. Can you identify nights of weeping, but mornings of joy in your own life?

Psalm 29: 1 – 11 What single word is heard in God’s Temple? How does that translate to your life?

Psalm 28: 1 – 9 What is the psalmist’s plea in verse 1? How has his plea found expression in your life?

Psalm 27: 1 – 14 How will this psalm help you during times when circumstances make you afraid?

Psalm 26: 1 – 12 David opens and closes this psalm talking about his integrity. What is integrity?

Psalm 25: 1 – 22 What sins does the psalmist want God to forget? What does he want God to remember instead?

Psalm 24: 1 – 10 What are the conditions for being with God in Heaven?

Psalm 23: 1 – 6 When life is stressful, how does the Lord lead you beside still waters?

Psalm 22: 22 – 31 What happens between verses 1 – 21 and verses 22 – 31 that changes the psalmist’s tone of voice?

Psalm 22: 1 – 18 The words used by the psalmist in verse 1 are the same ones spoken by Jesus on the cross. When have you felt forsaken by God in your life or experienced the feelings described here?

Psalm 21: 1 – 13 This psalm is an offering of praise after the battle has been won. For what victory will you praise God today?

Psalm 20: 1 – 8 How do you understand the meaning of the words “My (God) grant you according to your heart’s desire” in verse 4?

Psalm 19: 1 – 14 In what two ways does God reveal Himself to man? What must we do to learn of Him in these two ways?

Psalm 18: 25 – 50 What problems have you asked God for deliverance? Has he answered your prayer, or are you still waiting for Him to answer?

Psalm 18: 1 – 24 This psalm talks about God delivering David from King Saul. Note how the language resembles the language used to describe Christ coming to judge in Matthew 24 and elsewhere.

Psalm 17: 1 – 15 How do you pray to God about an enemy you have had?

Psalm 16: 1 – 11 How is this psalm used in the New Testament?

Psalm 15: 1 – 5 Use this psalm as a mental checklist to evaluate your conduct at the end of each day.

Psalm 14: 1 – 7 Is the fool described in this psalm an atheist? Have Christians ever fit the definition of a fool found here?

Psalm 13: 1 – 6 What solution does the psalmist say helps him through the troublesome times in his life?

Psalm 12: 1 – 8 What assurances does the Lord give us during times of godlessness?

Psalm 11: 1 – 7 How does the psalmist describe what the Lord has in store for the righteous? the wicked?

Psalm 10: 1 – 18 What events in your life has made you think that God was uninterested in you? How have you prayed about it?

Psalm 9: 1 – 20 This is a psalm David sang after God gave him victory. How have you thanked God after some success He’s blessed you with?

Psalm 8: 1 – 9 What did David find so utterly amazing? Are you amazed by the same thing?

Psalm 7: 1 – 17 What is David’s problem for which he is seeking relief from God? On what basis does he make his request? What do you think about the basis for his request?

Psalm 6: 1 – 10 Do you feel God ever chastised you while He was angry with you? How did you handle it?

Psalm 5: 1 – 12 What is indicated by a sigh? Have you ever asked God to hear your sighs? We sing, “when each can feel his brother’s sigh, and with him bear a part”. What do these words mean?

Psalm 4: 1 – 8 When we awake in the middle of the night, how should we spend our time?

Psalm 3: 1 – 8 What assurance does the psalmist have that the Lord will protect him?

Psalm 2: 1 – 12 In light of the current political unrest throughout the world, what comfort do you get from this psalm?

Psalm 1: 1 – 6 Can you name any blessings that have come to you because you’ve stayed away from evil companions and influences?

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