Psalms - Chapter-78

Chapter Summary

Israel's sins wherewith they had provoked God. The tokens of God's displeasure as the result.

Discussion Questions for Psalms, Chapter 78

  1. Why should you listen to the teaching of faithful believers in your life? What comes from listening to faithful teaching?
  2. According to verse 7 who are we to set our hope in? What are some examples of what this looks like in the life of the believer?
  3. What is the importance of sharing both the good and bad parts of our past? How can the next generation learn from our failures and Gods' good deeds?
  4. What are the covenants that Psalmist mentions throughout this Psalm? What was expected of God's people through the covenant? What had God promised to do through His covenant?
  5. What does it mean to test God in ones heart (verse 18)? How have you tested God in heart? What was the danger in doing this?
  6. According to the Psalmist how was the wrath of God kindled towards the people? How did the people respond? How did God respond?
  7. Identify the different ways God lead his people according to this Psalm? How has God lead you? Is His leading always the same?
  8. What does it mean for David to shepherd with an upright heart (verse 72)? What does it look like for you to have an upright heart?
  9. Much of this Psalm is recounting of the Exodus story. What are some ways that the Exodus story points to both the first and second coming of Jesus?
  10. Based the entirety of this Psalm, what is the importance of telling the next generation of the wondrous deeds of God?

Key Words/Phrase

Longsuffering, v. 38.

Characters

God , Asaph .

Strong Verse(s)

72