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Lesson 15
Psalms 8 & 9
READ: Psalm 8
| 8:2 | Where is this verse quoted in the New Testament? |
| 8:3 | What is it that impresses David in verse 3? |
| 8:4 | The awe instilled in David by God's creation causes him to ask what question in verse 4? |
| What kind of parallelism is seen in this verse? | |
| Who is the son of man? | |
| Where is this verse quoted in the New Testament? | |
| 8:5 | To what extent has God been mindful of man? |
| 8:6-8 | What facts are cited by David to show that God had made man a little lower than deity, and has crowned him with glory and honor? |
| READ: Psalm 9 | |
| 9:4 | In what manner does God judge? |
| Does God's righteous judgment involve punishing evil, rewarding evil, rewarding good, or both? | |
| 9:5-6 | What has happened to the wicked enemy? |
| 9:7 | In contrast, what is true of God? |
| 9:12 | What does "maketh inquisition for blood" mean? (Cf Dt. 18:19, Ezek. 33:6, 8, where the same verb is translated "require".) |
| Do you see any parallelism in verse 12? | |
| 9:13 | Using Strong's Concordance or a similar tool, determine the relationship between the words "poor" (KJV - "humble") in verse 12 and "affliction" (KJV - "trouble") in verse 13. |
| 9:14 | Is the daughter of Zion in this verse distinct from Zion in verse 11? |
| 9:15-16 | What verses in Ps. 7 are very similar to these verses? |
| Study the words "Higgaion" and "Selah" and their significance. | |