Timeless Biblical Truth.
Mature believers will trust the LORD as always, pray to Him in times of trial as well as praise Him because they know He will redeem them from trouble.
- Mature believers will trust the LORD for safety and security in their times of need as they have previously (1-3).
- Mature believers will recall a lifetime of trusting the LORD as they pray for deliverance from persecution (4-13).
- Believers pray to be delivered from the wicked (4).
- Believers will be confident in the LORD even in their old age (5-8).
- Believers face trials when evil people persecute them (9-13).
- Mature believers who have a lifetime of trust in the LORD will keep both hoping and praising Him for His help (14-24).
- Mature believers will continue to trust and praise Him (14-16).
- Mature believers have always trusted the LORD and thus will pray to Him with confidence (17-18).
- Mature believes may recall many praiseworthy things God has done for them (19-23).
- Mature believers expect to praise God again for His deliverance (24).
Questions for Second Milers
- What is the mood of verses 1-9?
- What do you think is the psalmist’s age? What has been his experience walking with God?
- How has the psalmist’s experience with God affected others?
- Imagine how the determined and unrelenting persecution of the psalmist’s enemies (as seen in this psalm) would affect your actions and feelings if this happened to you. What do you think causes the psalmist to hope in and praise God while in this situation?
- Why does the psalmist base his hope in God’s past actions?
- What has God done for you in the past? What do you believe you may anticipate for the future?
- Give your own short title to this psalm.
- A first reading is seeing trees; a re-reading is seeing the forest. The more one reads an entire book of the Bible the better one can understand its parts. Re-reading moves a book from being an acquaintance to being a best friend. The Bible is worthy of multiple re-readings!
- The longer you look, the more you see and the more you see, the better you understand. You rake for leaves; you dig for hidden gold.
- You will be able to recall other passages of the Word of God that relate to what you are reading either confirming or qualifying the meaning and application of a passage.
- You are not the same person as when you read something for the first time. Life experiences help you to be aware of more in the pas- sage and its significance.
The best reader is a re-reader!
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!!
