Psalm 13&14 Chapel Discussion

Questions:

What is the primary difference between the two men described by these Psalms? (Heart/Affections)

What was the danger facing David in the first part of verse 2 of Psalm 13? Why is it so dangerous to take council in our own soul? Does this always have to be a dangerous endeavor? What have we steeped our souls in?

Was David being presumptuous in verse 3? (The key to not asking in presumption is the faith and trust from which we ask!)

We talked about the tremendous promise presented to us in 2 Corinthians 4:17. How does this promise provide a stable and foundational hope for enduring suffering in this world?

What scriptural truths help us to have great joy not just in future hopes but also in the midst of this words trials and tribulations? How can we sing like Paul and Silas and not become bitter and spiteful?

What statements in Psalm 14 show us the scope of humanity included in the Psalms indictment?

David wrote this Psalm in the midst of a world where neatly everyone believe in multiple deities. How could he say that these people say “there is no God?”

What is the source of this statement and what note of caution do we derive from that?

How can David say that there is “none who does good, not even one?”

What causes the terror of verse 5?

How might this biblical anthropology effect our efforts to evangelize the lost?