Study of the Psalms: Psalm 2

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Study Questions – Psalm 2

1.   What is the state of the nations?  What are the people doing? (2:1)

2.  (P) In what context do Peter and John apply Ps 2:1? (Acts 4:1-31) Who do they say wrote Psalm 2? (Acts 4:25)

3.  Who is taking their stand and who is taking counsel together against the LORD and against His Anointed? (2:2)

4.  (C) Who is the LORD? Who is His Anointed?

5.  What the kings of the earth and the rulers saying? (2:3)

6.  (A) How do you observe this kind of rebellion in the world today?

7.  What is the response of He who sits in the heavens? Response of the Lord? (2:4)

  How will He respond in His anger and in His fury? (2:5)

8.  Who has the LORD installed? Where has His King been installed? (2:6)

9.  (P) Who is the LORD’s king? (D) What outside verses would you use to prove this?

10.  Of what decree will the psalmist tell? (2:7) 

11.  (P) How was the prophecy fulfilled? (Acts 13:33; Heb 1:5; Heb 5:5)

12.  What will the LORD give His Son when He asks? What is His inheritance? Possession? (2:8)  With what will His Son break them? How will He shatter them? (2:9)

13.  (P) How does Jesus apply  this promise in Rev 2:26-27? From Whom did He receive this authority to rule over the nations?

14.  Who is to show discernment? Who is to take warning? (2:10)  How are they to worship the LORD? How are they to rejoice? (2:11)

15.  Why are the kings and judges to pay homage to the Son? Who is blessed? (2:12)

16.  (P) When will His wrath be kindled? (Rev 6:16-17)

17.  What do you learn about God from Ps 2?

18.  What attribute(s) of God are revealed in Ps 2?

Write a prayer in response to Ps 2.

TEXT (NASB):

Psa. 2:1    Why are the nations in an uproar 

And the peoples devising a vain thing?

²  The kings of the earth take their stand 

And the rulers take counsel together 

Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying,

³  “Let us tear their fetters apart 

And cast away their cords from us!”

Psa. 2:4    He who sits in the heavens laughs, 

The Lord scoffs at them.

⁵  Then He will speak to them in His anger 

And terrify them in His fury, saying,

⁶  “But as for Me, I have installed My King 

Upon Zion, My holy mountain.”

Psa. 2:7    “I will surely tell of the decree of the LORD: 

He said to Me, ‘You are My Son, 

Today I have begotten You.

⁸  ‘Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance, 

And the very ends of the earth as Your possession.

⁹  ‘You shall break them with a rod of iron, 

You shall shatter them like earthenware.’”

Psa. 2:10    Now therefore, O kings, show discernment; 

Take warning, O judges of the earth.

¹¹  Worship the LORD with reverence 

And rejoice with trembling.

¹²  Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry, and you perish in the way, 

For His wrath may soon be kindled. 

How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!

Study of the Psalms: Psalm 23

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Study Questions – Psalm 23

1.   Who is the author of this psalm? (23:0)
(C) From memory (without looking at the Bible or outside resources), list as many facts as you can recall about David.

2.  How is the LORD described in the opening verse?  (23:1a)

3.  (A) Describe the responsibilities of a shepherd.

4.  Since the LORD is his shepherd, how much will he want? (23:1b) (A) What does it mean to not be in want?

5.  Where does the Shepherd make Him lie down? (23:2a) (A) Describe what it means to lie down in green pastures.

6.  Beside what type of waters does the Shepherd lead? (23:2b) (A) How do quiet waters differ from loud or crashing waters?

7.  What does He restore? (23:3a) (A) How has the LORD restored your soul?

8.  In what paths does the LORD guide? (23:3b) (A) Define righteousness.

9.  Why does the Shepherd lead in paths of righteousness? (23:3c)

10.  Why will he fear no evil even though he walks through the valley of the shadow of death? (23:4) (C) What is a Shepherd’s rod and staff? How do they bring comfort?

11.  What is prepared before him in the presence of his enemies? (23:5a) (A) Why do you think that the Shepherd would do this?

12.  (D) What is the significance of having his head anointed with oil? (23:5b)

13.  (A) What does an overflowing cup signify? How would you describe your cup? (23:5c)

14. What will follow him? (23:6)

15.  (A) Define goodness. How has the Shepherd’s goodness been revealed to you?
Define lovingkindness. How has the Shepherd’s lovingkindness been revealed to you?

16.  How long will he dwell in the house of the LORD? (A) How long will you dwell in the house of the LORD? What does this mean to you?

17.  What do you learn about God from Ps 23?

18.  What attribute(s) of God are revealed in Ps 23?

Write a prayer in response to Ps 23.

TEXT (NASB):

Psa. 23:0   A Psalm of David.

Psa. 23:1    The LORD is my  shepherd, 

I  shall  not want.

²  He makes me lie down in  green pastures; 

He  leads me beside   quiet waters.

³  He  restores my soul; 

He  guides me in the   paths of righteousness 

For His name’s sake.

Psa. 23:4    Even though I  walk through the  valley of the shadow of death, 

I  fear no  evil, for  You are with me; 

Your  rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

⁵  You  prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; 

You  have  anointed my head with oil; 

My  cup overflows.

⁶   Surely  goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, 

And I will   dwell in the house of the LORD  forever.

Study of Psalms: Psalm 110

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Study Questions – Psalm 110

1.   Identify the three persons mentioned in the opening verses. (110:0-1)

2.  (C) How does Jesus explain Psalm 110:1 to the Pharisees? Why do you think that Jesus quoted from this psalm to explain the Christ (Messiah)? (Matt 22:41-45)

3.  Who does the LORD invite to sit at His right hand? Why does David call him “my Lord”? (110:1) 

4.  (P) Who is David’s Lord?  (A) Who is your Lord?

5.  For how long is the Lord to sit at the right hand of the LORD? (Ps 110:1)

6.  From where will the LORD stretch forth His strong scepter? What will He say? (110:2)

7.  What has the LORD sworn and will not change His mind? (110:4)

8.  (P) Who is the priest? (cf. Heb 7:20-22)

9.  What is the order of His priesthood? (110:4)

10.  (C) What else does the Bible reveal about Melchizedek? (Gen 14:18; Heb 5:6-10, 6:20; 7:1, 10-11; 15-17)

11.  (D!) What does a designated priest in the order of Melchizedek, rather than in the previous priestly order of Levite, signify?  (cf. Heb 7:11-22)

12.  Who is at the right hand of the LORD? Who will He shatter in the day of His wrath? When will he shatter them? (110:5)

13. List the verbs and descriptions that follow “He will”. (110:6-7)

14. From where will the Lord judge? Who will He shatter over a broad country? (110:6b)

15.  From what will He drink? (110:7)

16.  (P) What do the following verses say about the One who is sitting at the right and of God? (Acts 2:34; Eph 1:20; Col 3:1; Heb 1:13; 8:1)

17.  What do you learn about God from Ps 110?

18.  What attribute(s) of God are revealed in Ps 110?

Write a prayer in response to Ps 110.

Psalm 110 (NASB)

Psa. 110:0   A Psalm of David.

Psa. 110:1    The LORD says to my Lord: 

“Sit at My right hand 

Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”

²  The LORD will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying, 

“Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”

³  Your people will volunteer freely in the day of Your power; 

In holy array, from the womb of the dawn, 

Your youth are to You as the dew.

Psa. 110:4    The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind, 

“You are a priest forever 

According to the order of Melchizedek.”

⁵  The Lord is at Your right hand; 

He will shatter kings in the day of His wrath.

⁶  He will judge among the nations, 

He will fill them with corpses, 

He will shatter the chief men over a broad country.

⁷  He will drink from the brook by the wayside; 

Therefore He will lift up His head.