Psalm Writing

Categories: Power of Prayer, Psalms, Putting God First

• Talk about the composition of a Psalm.
• A Psalm is a prayer to God, telling Him about what's happening in your life.
• Look at the following Psalms and indicate what was happening to David at the time he wrote them.
• Ps. 7 David could write this, because he knew he was innocent. Innocent of what?
• Ps. 3 David had to leave the city because Absalom was trying to become king. David may have written this while on the run from Absalom.
• Ps. 30 is a Psalm filled with____________ (thanksgiving).
• What are you grateful for?
• Can you write a Psalm of thanksgiving?
• Ps. 51 specifically deals with the Bathsheba debacle.
• Have you ever wanted God to forgive you?
• Ps. 59 was written when David was on the run from Saul.
• What do we learn about David's relationship with God from his Psalms?
• What do we learn about our relationship to God with our prayer journal (Psalms)?
• If you are musically inclined, put your Psalm to music.