5/26 Psalm 37 - Walking in God's Will

One of the most frequent questions is "What is God's will for my life?" To answer that question, we might even be tempted to flip through scripture looking for anything that might help us. Well, flip no further! Today's study in Psalm 37 provides guidance and comfort and encouragement to those who would seek to follow God's will for their lives.

STUDY AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 

1. In verses 1 & 2, why should God’s people not fret because of evildoers and wrongdoers? How do verse 9, 10, 15, 17, 20, 28, 34, 36 and 38 add to this idea?

2. What is the exhortation of verse 3? In your situation, what does trust in the Lord look like? What does “doing good” look like? How can you “dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness”?

3. In verse 4, what promise does the Lord have for those who delight in the Lord? Is this a blanket promise that we’ll always get what we want? Why or why not?

4. In your life, what does “delighting in the Lord” look like?

5. In verse 5, what does it look like for a “way” to be committed to the Lord? What are some symptoms of a life that is not committed to Him? What is the promise in verses 5 & 6 for those who do commit their way to Him?

6. In verse 7, what does it mean to rest in the Lord and wait for Him? Why is patience necessary for this? In verse 7, how is fretting an indication that we’re not waiting for the Lord?

7. In verse 8, what are we to cease from doing and forsake? Why?

8. How are the righteous blessed in the following verses?

a. Verses 9, 12, 22 and 29:

b. Verse 11:

c. Verse 17:

d. Verse 18:

e. Verse 19:

f. Verse 23:

g. Verse 24:

h. Verse 25:

i. Verse 28 & 33:

j. Verse 30:

9. Where is the source of these blessing found in verses 4, 5 and 6? Why must true blessings come from here?

10. How do the following verses describe one who’s way is established?

a. Verse 4:

b. Verse 5:

c. Verse 7:

d. Verse 9 & 34:

e. Verse 8:

f. Verse 11:

g. Verse 14 & 15:

h. Verse 21:

i. Verse 31:

j. Verse 37:

k. Verse 39 & 40:

11. When you reflect on all the gems of this psalm, is there anything in your life that more conforms to the principles of wickedness than righteousness? How might you more closely align with the way of righteousness?

 

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