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Lesson 16
Psalms 11 & 12
READ: Psalms 11 & 12
| Psalm 11:1 | In this psalm, David speaks to those who say what? |
| 11:1ff | The words of David's counselors continue through how many verses of this psalm? |
| 11:? | In what verse does David's answer begin? |
| 11:2 | How is the metaphor of verse 1 concerning the flight of a bird carried out in verse 2? |
| 11:3 | What is meant by "the foundations be destroyed"? |
| 11:4 | Does mention of "his holy temple" require that this psalm be dated after Solomon's temple was built? (Note the parallelism.) |
| Why are Jehovah's "eyelids" said to try the children of men? | |
| 11:5 | In what sense does God try the righteous? (Cf. Prov. 17:3, Ps. 17:1-3.) |
| 11:6-7 | Contrast the fate of the wicked with that of the righteous. |
| What is indicated by the phrase "shall behold his face"? | |
| Whole Psalm: | What was David's evaluation of his counselors' advise? |
| Psalm 12:TITLE | Study the meaning of the term, Sheminith. |
| 12:1 | What is meant by the statement, "the godly man ceaseth"? (Compare the parallel phrase.) |
| 12:2-3 | List the different terms that are used to describe the prevalent lack of integrity. |
| 12:4 | What kind of attitude is described in this verse? (cf. Psalm 73:8-9) |
| 12:6 | In contrast with that which proceeds out of the mouth of the wicked (verses 2-3), what comes forth from the mouth of God? |
| 12:7 | "Thou wilt keep" whom, and "preserve" whom? |
| 12:8 | Explain this verse. |