Psalm 103:1-22

Listen to Psalm 103.

Listen to Psalm 103.

Memory Verse: 2

I. Forget Not All His Benefits (1-8)

1. Who is the psalmist? What do the words "all my inmost being" suggest about the importance of soulful devotion in praising the Lord? (1) Why does David willfully say to himself, "Forget not all his benefits"? (2) What can we learn here?

2. What are the personal benefits from the Lord that David remembers? (3-5) Why was David so thankful about the forgiveness of his sins? (Ps. 38:4; 51:1-3) What do "all my diseases" refer to? (Ps. 6:2,3; 38:3) What does he refer to when he mentions "good things"? (5)

3. How did David experience God redemption from the pit and crowning him with love and compassion (Ps. 16:9,10; 40:2)? What must we do when we find ourselves in the pit of our life?

4. How does David extend his thanksgiving from his personal level to the national and historical level (6,7)? In what way does David realize God's compassion and grace (8, Ex. 34:6)?

II. A Compassionate Father (9-14)

5. What is the way the Lord deals with us (9-10)? Why is it so important for us to realize this? What is the vastness of his love for sinners (11-12)?

6. How does the Lord understand the weakness of man (14)? How does David's realization of this further help him maintain an intimate father/son relationship with the Lord? (11-14) What can we learn here about our relationship with the Lord in regard to the forgiveness of sin and fearing the Lord?

III. The Everlasting Love of the Lord (15-22)

7. In what way does David's realization of man's fragility help him fear the Lord and learn of his everlasting love? (15-18)

8. What is the covenant that David talks about? (18) How does David realize the Lord's sovereignty in heaven and on earth? (19) How should we praise the Lord? (20-22)