Chapter Summary

Prayer for guidance, forgiveness, mercy and deliverance.

Discussion Questions for Psalms, Chapter 25

1. How can a Christian place his trust in God? Is trust something that is born ready-made or is it something that is built throughout a relationship? What are the bases on which a healthy relationship of trust is built?
2. Based on verses 2 and 3, what are the advantages when faced with the problems faced in life when trusting in God? Is there any possibility of this trust in God being frustrated? Under what circumstances can trust in God be frustrated? Is it God who frustrates trust or the person himself? In someone's life, what are the internal and external threats that can frustrate trust in God?
3. According to the prophet Isaiah 55:8-9, the Lord's ways are higher than ours. Based on this statement, what paths would it be interesting for God to teach us in the Christian life?
4. What is the need for God to guide and teach someone in His truth? Why does the psalmist connect his hope in the person of God as his Savior?
5. What was the understanding that the psalmist wanted to foster by asking God to remember the fact that his great 'mercy and love'(NVI) have been since ancient times?
6. By stating about the goodness and righteousness of the Lord, he teaches that God instructs sinners in their ways. What lessons can a Christian extract from this combination of words (Kindness, Righteousness and Instruction) applied to the Christian life, ensuring that sinners are guided along the paths in which they should walk?
7. Why is there an emphasis on the fact that God guides the "humble" in what is right and teaches them his way? In what situations can humility open doors to learning before God? Why is God pleased with people who are humble before Him? How does humility dignify human beings before God?
8. What are the implications of fearing the Lord for being instructed about the paths one should choose in life?
9. How can the Lord trust those who fear Him? What motivates God to make his covenant known only to those who fear Him?
10. The psalmist stated that his hope was placed in God. How do you understand the fact that if someone loses hope they put Divine Mercy in doubt?

Key Words/Phrase

Prayer, v. 1.

Characters

God, David.

Strong Verse(s)

9, 14.