Psalms 26:1-27:14

Memory Verse: 27:1

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Outline

I. I Examine My Heart and My Mind (26:1-12)

1. What does vindicate mean? Why does David think he should be vindicated? How can David make the claim that he has led a blameless life considering his claims in Psalm 25:7, 11, & 15? What does David ask of God and why? (2-3) What does verse 3 mean?

2. What four items does David present as evidence of his blameless life in verses 4 and 5? Why do people do this? How does this help us understand David's request for vindication? What four positive items does David add to the evidence of his blameless life in verses 6 thru 8? What might each mean to a man who was not of the Levitical line of Aaron?

3. Ultimately what is David's request to the Lord? (9-10) What is the soul and what did David believe about it's nature? Who controls it's destiny? Though David again claims he lead a blameless life what does David ask and why? What is the level ground David stands on? What is he sure of?

II. My I Dwell in Your House LORD? (27:1-6)

4. What is happening with David that he wrote this psalm? (1, 14) What is fear? (1 John 4:18; Romans 8:1-3) When confronted with fear what did King Saul do and now might that be in David's mind? (1 Samuel 15:24-26)

5. What is the point of this psalm? What does David ask? What does that tell about him?

6. What does the nature of his request have to do about his present live circumstances? (5-6) What rock is David referring to?

III. Seek His Face! (27:7-14)

7. Why might David need to ask the Lord to hear him and answer him? (7, 14)

8. What is David's inner voice saying to him? (8) What does this reveal about him? What does this mean?

9. What does it mean to seek the Lord's face? What does David call the Lord? (9)

10. Why does David say to teach him his ways and lead him in a straight path? (11) Since he was surrounded what kind of path was he in need of? What is David confident in? What can we learn about faith from this psalm?