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July 12, 2024 – Psalm 13

Psalm 13

A Plea for Deliverance
For the choir director. A psalm of David.

How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me
How long will I store up anxious concerns within me, agony in my mind every day? How long will my enemy dominate me?

Consider me and answer, Lord my God. Restore brightness to my eyes;
otherwise, I will sleep in death.
My enemy will say, “I have triumphed over him,” and my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.

But I have trusted in your faithful love;
my heart will rejoice in your deliverance.
I will sing to the Lord because he has treated me generously.
(CSB)

Discussion Questions

●  Have you ever been forgotten by someone? What was your reaction? How did it make you feel at the time?

●  Have you ever prayed to God about a problem or situation in your life and God seemed quiet or distant? How did you respond?

Verses 1 & 2

●  Describe David’s feelings in these first two verses. Have you ever felt this way too? If you are comfortable, share your situation andfeelings.

●  Having deep feelings about a situation is not wrong. God has feelings. We are made in God’s image. Can our feelings always be trusted though? Can our feelings be wrong at times?

●  From what you know about David’s life, what might be David’s current situation? Who might David’s enemy be?

●  Could God possibly forget about David and be unaware of what is currently happening in his life? What might be happening then?

●  Why might God not immediately solve David’s problem and prevent the situation that is causing him angst?

●  What could David learn through this hardship and trial?

●  Could God allow us to encounter trials and hardships in life to teach us similar things? What do trials and hardships teach us?

Verses 3 & 4

●  What does David ask of God in verse3? Is God obligated to answer our requests?

●  What might “brightness to my eyes” be a request for?

●  Is David out of line for making these requests of God? Why or why not?

●  What does David predict his enemy will do? Does this matter?

Verses 5 & 6

●  What does verse 5 say David has trusted in? How does this change David’s perspective on the situation?

●  Has David been delivered yet? How can he rejoice then?

●  How has God treated David generously? How has he treated you generously?

●  What causes David to begin this Psalm by sighing and questioning God, but end with singing to the Lord?

Personal Takeaways

●  What does this Psalm reveal to you about God?

●  As you consider Psalm13, how might you look at future trials and hardships you face? What did you learn from David’s situation?

●  What is something from our passage or study you are challenged to ponder further this week?

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