Chapter Summary

The temptation to envy the prosperity of wicked people and how to fortify ones self against it. The awful fate of the ungodly.

Discussion Questions for Psalms, Chapter 73

1. In your own words, what does it mean for God to be good? How have you experienced this in your own life?
2. What things cause you to be envious? How is this a reflection of an impure heart? How would a pure heart combat this envy?
3. Explain what it means for pride to be a necklace (v6)? What form does pride take in your life?
4. The psalmist discusses the tongue (v9). How have you seen the world mesmerized by a flattering tongue? What are the dangers of the tongue? How can God redeem the tongue?
5. How would explain the knowledge of God? In what ways does the knowledge of God give you peace?
6. What does it mean to keep one's heart clean? What are practical ways you can practice having a clean heart?
7. How does being the in the very presence of God change you? In what ways have you experience change through being in God's presence?
8. Explain how we respond the world in a brutish and ignorant way (v22)? How can you respond to the world in way that honors God?
9. How does the psalmist explain and describe how God is with him in verses 23-26? Explain which of these descriptions you have experienced recently.
10. How has God been your refuge? Describe how wonderful his works our in your own life.

Key Words/Phrase

Prosperity of wicked, v. 3.

Characters

God , Asaph .

Strong Verse(s)

24, 25, 28.