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Lesson 17
Psalms 13, 14, & 15
| Psalm 13:1 | "Hide thy face from me" is parallel to what phrase in verse 1? |
| On the basis of Job 13:24 and Isaiah 1:15, determine the meaning of the phrase, "Hide thy face from me". | |
| 13:2 | The parallel questions, "How long.." suggest that the psalmist would "take counsel" just as long as God did what? |
| What does "I take counsel in my soul" mean? | |
| Why is the psalmist sorrowful? | |
| 13:3-4 | Compare various translations of 1 Samuel 14:29 and Ezra 9:8 and determine the meaning of the phrase, "Lighten mine eyes". |
| According to the psalmist, God should "lighten his eyes" for what reason? | |
| 13:5-6 | Was the fact that God seemed to have forgotten him justification for the psalmist to charge God with unfairness or unreliability? |
| Should we continue to trust in God and rejoice in him even when things go from bad to worse and never get better? | |
| Whole Psalm: | What period of David's life might this psalm fit? |
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| Psalm 14:1 | What word in this verse was the name of a man with whom David had dealings? |
| Does the psalmist speak only of fools, who are atheists, or of men in general? | |
| In Romans 3:10-12, Paul quotes Psalm 14:2-3 to demonstrate what? (cf. Romans 3:9, 19) | |
| Whole Psalm: | In Psalm 53, which is very similar to this psalm, what word is regularly substituted for what other word in Psalm 14. |
| Why does Elohim, instead of Jehovah, appear in Psalm 14:1, 2 and 3? | |
| 14:5-6 | How does Psalm 14:5-6 differ from Psalm 53:5? |
| 14:7 | Study the phrase,"When Jehovah bringeth back the captivity of his people" and what bearing, if any, it might have on how we look at the title, "of David". |
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| Psalm 15:4 | The man who dwells in God's holy hill has what attitude toward the reprobate? |
| Explain the last part of this verse. | |
| 15:5 | Give examples of how one might be guilty of the things mentioned in verse 5. |