I. Many Are the Wonders the LORD Has Done (40:1-5)
1. What did David remember? (1) Why? How did it pay off?
2. Is verses 2 and 3 David's immediate past, or is it remembrance of another time considering verses 5 and 9-10? Is "the slimy pit" a reality or an analogy? What happened to David when he was rescued from the slimy pit? Who put the new song in his heart? (3) Why?
3. What is being blessed to David (4) What did it mean to him to trust, and not trust in the Lord? How many times does David indicate the Lord does wonders? Was he referring only to his life? Is the second sentence of verse 5 future or past tense? If past, then what does it way about verses 1 thru 4? About David's habit when troubled came to him?
II. Same Me O LORD (40:6-17)
4. What did not God desire though they are in the Law of Moses? What did he want? What does this mean according to Hebrews 10:5-7? What specifically was the response to God's gift? (9-10)
5. What is the author's plea though "troubles without number surround" him? (11-12)
6. What did he ask God to do to those who seek to take his life? How does this equate to Jesus' enemies? (Matthew 26:64) How does the author switch the psalm's focus in verse 16? Why might he be doing that? What might this indicate? How does the author switch back to in verse 17? What is happening?
III. O LORD Have Mercy on Me (41:1-13)
7. What does blessed mean? What does it mean to the psalmist? How is this continued in verses 2 and 3?
8. What did David confess? (4) What did he tell the Lord about other people's response? What can be made of David's life from verse 4 thru 8?
9. What did David confess about his close friend? How did Jesus fulfill this? (John 13:18-21)
