Psalms - Chapter-107

Chapter Summary

God's wisdom, power and goodness celebrated. Man's deplorable forgetfulness of His mercies.

Discussion Questions for Psalms, Chapter 107

  1. In your own words, how would you interpret v.2? What are benefits of Glorifying God with your words?
  2. What could we conclude about the stories of distress the people of Judah found themselves in (v.4,10,17,23)? What were the situations and what were the results of the situations?
  3. Is it a struggle for you to thank God? When you get out of a difficult situation, do you often credit God for deliverance or do you give yourself the credit? Explain.
  4. What would be a wrong way to interpret v.33-38? Could you think of a way that these verses interpreted wrongly could potentially harm someone?
  5. Is there a NT event that relates to v.29-30? What are the similarities between this Psalm and the NT event? Differences?
  6. In what ways does this Psalm point to the future ministry of Jesus? Explain your reasoning
  7. Tell us a time in your life that God delivered you from a difficult place, what did you learn about the character of God in that deliverance?
  8. Is it hard for you to trust the Lord's provision in the midst of difficulties? Why or why not?
  9. Why do you think people don't look to God in the midst of trouble? What does this tell us about the human condition?
  10. Throughout this Psalm there is an importance on the cooperate praise of God through the local assembly of God's people. Do you think we have the same view of cooperate praise? Why or why not?

Key Words/Phrase

Jehovah's goodness, vv. 8, 15, 21, 31.

Characters

God, Psalmist.

Strong Verse(s)

8, 9.