Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Study of Psalms: Psalm 22

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Study Questions – Psalm 22

Psa. 22:0   For the choir director; upon  Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David.
Psa. 22:1   My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?  Far from my deliverance are the words of my   groaning.
2          O my God, I  cry by day, but You do not answer;
            And by night, but  I have no rest.
3          Yet  You are holy, O You who  are enthroned upon  the praises of Israel.
4          In You our fathers  trusted;
            They trusted and You  delivered them.
5          To You they cried out and were delivered;
             In You they trusted and were not  disappointed.

1.  What question does David ask ? How does he describe the words of his groaning?

(P) How do these words prove prophetic in the life/death of Jesus? (Matt 27:46; Mark 15:34)

2.  What happens when David cries by day and by night? (2)

3.  (A) When have you experienced silence from God?

4.  What attribute of God does David praise? Upon what is God enthroned? (3)


5.  In whom did their fathers trust? What was the result of their trust? (4-5)


6.  What do you learn about God from Ps 22:1-5?


7.  How could this truth transform your life?

Psa. 22:6         But I am a  worm and not a man,
            A  reproach of men and  despised by the people.
7          All who see me   sneer at me; They  separate with the lip, they  wag the head, saying,
8          “ Commit yourself to the LORD;  let Him deliver him;
            Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.”
Psa. 22:9         Yet You are He who  brought me forth from the womb; You made me trust when upon my mother’s breasts.
10        Upon You I was cast  from  birth;
            You have been my God from my mother’s womb.
Psa. 22:11        Be not far from me, for  trouble is near;
            For there is  none to help.


1.  How does David describe himself? What do those who see David do and say? (6-8)

(P) How do these words prove prophetic in the life/death of Jesus? (Matt 27:39-43; Mark 15:29; Luke 23:35)


2.  Who brought David from the womb? When did God cause him to trust? How long has God been his God? (9-10)


3. Why does David petition God to be not far from him? How many helpers did he have? (11)


4.  What do you learn about God from Ps 22:6-11?


5.  How could this truth transform your life?

Psa. 22:12  Many bulls have surrounded me; 
Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
13  They open wide their mouth at me, 
As a ravening and a roaring lion.
14  I am poured out like water, 
And all my bones are out of joint; 
My heart is like wax; 
It is melted within me.
15  My strength is dried up like a potsherd, 
And my tongue cleaves to my jaws; 
And You lay me in the dust of death.
16  For dogs have surrounded me; 
A band of evildoers has encompassed me; 
They pierced my hands and my feet.
17  I can count all my bones. 
They look, they stare at me;
18  They divide my garments among them, 
And for my clothing they cast lots.
Psa. 22:19    But You, O LORD, be not far off; 
O You my help, hasten to my assistance.
20  Deliver my soul from the sword, 
My only life from the power of the dog.
21  Save me from the lion’s mouth; 
From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me. 

 1.  What surrounded David? What did they do? (12-13)

2.  Describe the condition of David? (14-15)

(P) How do these words prove prophetic in the life/death of Jesus? (John 19:28-30)
    
3.  Who surrounds and encompasses David? (16) What do they pierce?

(P) How do these words prove prophetic in the life/death of Jesus? (Matt 27:35; John 20:25)

4.  What can David count? How do they respond to his suffering? (17-18) 

(P) How do these words prove prophetic in Jesus? (Matt 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:27,35; John 19:24)

5.  For what does David pray? From what does he petition to be saved?

6.  What do you learn about God from Ps 22:12-21?

7.  How could this truth transform your life?

Psa. 22:22    I will tell of Your name to my brethren; 
In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
23  You who fear the LORD, praise Him; 
All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, 
And stand in awe of Him, all you descendants of Israel.
24  For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; 
Nor has He hidden His face from him; 
But when he cried to Him for help, He heard.
Psa. 22:25    From You comes my praise in the great assembly; 
I shall pay my vows before those who fear Him.
26  The afflicted will eat and be satisfied; 
Those who seek Him will praise the LORD. 
Let your heart live forever!
27  All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, 
And all the families of the nations will worship before You.
28  For the kingdom is the LORD’S 
And He rules over the nations.
29  All the prosperous of the earth will eat and worship, 
All those who go down to the dust will bow before Him, 
Even he who cannot keep his soul alive.
30  Posterity will serve Him; 
It will be told of the Lord to the coming generation.
31  They will come and will declare His righteousness 
To a people who will be born, that He has performed it.

1.  To whom and where will David tell of His name? Who does David exhort to praise, glorify and stand in awe of the LORD? (22-23)

(P) In what context does the author of Hebrews quote this text? (Heb 2:12)

2.  How did God respond to his affliction and to his cries for help? (24)

(P) When and why does the LORD respond to the affliction and to the cries of Jesus? (Heb 5:7)
    
3.  From whom will praise come? Who will eat and be satisfied? Who will remember and turn to the LORD and worship? To Whom is the kingdom? Who will serve Him? (25-31)
    
4.  What do you learn about God from Ps 22:22-31?

5.  How could this truth transform your life?


TEXT (NASB):
Psa. 22:0   For the choir director; upon Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David.
Psa. 22:1    My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? 
Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning.
2  O my God, I cry by day, but You do not answer; 
And by night, but I have no rest.
3  Yet You are holy, 
O You who are enthroned upon the praises of Israel.
4  In You our fathers trusted; 
They trusted and You delivered them.
5  To You they cried out and were delivered; 
In You they trusted and were not disappointed.
Psa. 22:6    But I am a worm and not a man, 
A reproach of men and despised by the people.
7  All who see me sneer at me; 
They separate with the lip, they wag the head, saying,
8  “Commit yourself to the LORD; let Him deliver him; 
Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.”
Psa. 22:9    Yet You are He who brought me forth from the womb; 
You made me trust when upon my mother’s breasts.
10  Upon You I was cast from birth; 
You have been my God from my mother’s womb.
Psa. 22:11    Be not far from me, for trouble is near; 
For there is none to help.
12  Many bulls have surrounded me; 
Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
13  They open wide their mouth at me, 
As a ravening and a roaring lion.
14  I am poured out like water, 
And all my bones are out of joint; 
My heart is like wax; 
It is melted within me.
15  My strength is dried up like a potsherd, 
And my tongue cleaves to my jaws; 
And You lay me in the dust of death.
16  For dogs have surrounded me; 
A band of evildoers has encompassed me; 
They pierced my hands and my feet.
17  I can count all my bones. 
They look, they stare at me;
18  They divide my garments among them, 
And for my clothing they cast lots.
Psa. 22:19    But You, O LORD, be not far off; 
O You my help, hasten to my assistance.
20  Deliver my soul from the sword, 
My only life from the power of the dog.
21  Save me from the lion’s mouth; 
From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me.
Psa. 22:22    I will tell of Your name to my brethren; 
In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
23  You who fear the LORD, praise Him; 
All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, 
And stand in awe of Him, all you descendants of Israel.
24  For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; 
Nor has He hidden His face from him; 
But when he cried to Him for help, He heard.
Psa. 22:25    From You comes my praise in the great assembly; 
I shall pay my vows before those who fear Him.
26  The afflicted will eat and be satisfied; 
Those who seek Him will praise the LORD. 
Let your heart live forever!
27  All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, 
And all the families of the nations will worship before You.
28  For the kingdom is the LORD’S 
And He rules over the nations.
29  All the prosperous of the earth will eat and worship, 
All those who go down to the dust will bow before Him, 
Even he who cannot keep his soul alive.
30  Posterity will serve Him; 
It will be told of the Lord to the coming generation.
31  They will come and will declare His righteousness 
To a people who will be born, that He has performed it.



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