Timeless Biblical Truth.
When believers face a threat from those who attack them because of their faith, they may confidently pray, knowing the LORD’S nature, for His deliverance.
- Petition: Believers may pray to the LORD for deliverance from those who threaten them with violence (1-3).
- Believers may pray for God to deliver them (1-2).
- Reason: Believers pray because they are threatened by violence (3).
- Confidence: Believers declare their faith that the LORD is their helper and will deliver them (4-5).
- Believers are confident that the LORD is their helper (4).
- Believers are confident that the LORD will put an end to the threat (5).
- Vow: Believers will praise the LORD when He answers their prayers (6-7).
- Believers willing praise the LORD for His nature (6).
- Reason: Believers praise the LORD for His anticipated deliverance (7).
Questions for Second Milers
- From reading this psalm and the following passages from 1 Samuel, what do you believe is the situation that David faces (cf. 1 Sam 23; 26:1-4)?
- How does David feel about his situation? Toward whom and against whom does he express his emotions? Why?
- What is the basis for David’s plea for deliverance?
- What descriptive names of God does he use? How crucial is God’s character to David and his situation? How important is it to pub- licly and privately declare one’s faith in the LORD?
- What does David anticipate will happen? What does he vow to do in response?
- What is your feeling about God’s name (i.e., character)? Why?
- Has God recently delivered you from some unpleasant situation? What was it? How did you respond?
- Write out a prayer of thanksgiving to God.
- Give your own short title to this psalm. The LORD Is Our Protector When believers face a threat from those who attack them because of their faith, they may confidently pray, knowing the LORD’S nature, for His deliverance.
- From reading this psalm and the following passages from 1 Samuel, what do you believe is the situation that David faces (cf. 1 Sam 23; 26:1-4)?
- How does David feel about his situation? Toward whom and against whom does he express his emotions? Why?
- What is the basis for David’s plea for deliverance?
- What descriptive names of God does he use? How crucial is God’s character to David and his situation? How important is it to pub- licly and privately declare one’s faith in the LORD?
- What does David anticipate will happen? What does he vow to do in response?
- What is your feeling about God’s name (i.e., character)? Why?
- Has God recently delivered you from some unpleasant situation? What was it? How did you respond?
- Write out a prayer of thanksgiving to God.
- Give your own short title to this psalm.
Lanny Tanton is the Pastor at The Bible Church of the Lakes in Horseshoe Bay, Texas – just outside of Marble Falls. Pastor Tanton welcomes you to our website and hopes that you’ll enjoy reading these insightful blog posts. Please contact us if you have further questions!!
