Psalm 143 Journal Starter

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We hope these journal starters spark reflection on the Psalms.
If you want to, you can share some of your thoughts in the comments section below. We would love to hear how God is working in your heart.
You can listen to Psalm 143 here. You can find Psalm 143 in the New International Version here.
We hope these journal starters spark reflection on the Psalms.
If you want to, you can share some of your thoughts in the comments section below. We would love to hear how God is working in your heart.
You can listen to Psalm 143 here. You can find Psalm 143 in the New International Version here.
Journal Starter for Psalm 143
David showed the deep suffering he was going through in verses 3 and 4 of this psalm:
The enemy pursues me,
he crushes me to the ground;
he makes me dwell in the darkness
like those long dead.
So my spirit grows faint within me;
my heart within me is dismayed.
The enemy pursues me,
he crushes me to the ground;
he makes me dwell in the darkness
like those long dead.
So my spirit grows faint within me;
my heart within me is dismayed.
- What suffering are you experiencing today? Is there anything you are being crushed by?
- How does reading about David's suffering cause you to feel or think differently about the suffering you are experiencing?
- How does reading about David's suffering cause you to feel or think differently about the suffering you are experiencing?
God helped David shift his gaze from the pain he was going through to what God had done. He wrote in verse 5, "I remember the days of long ago;/ I meditate on all your works/ and consider what your hands have done."
- What does it look like to meditate on God's works? When you hear the phrase "God's works," what comes to your mind?
- Spend some time resting and thinking about the amazing things God has done.
- Spend some time resting and thinking about the amazing things God has done.
David's meditation on the goodness of God seems to have led to an increased desire for God. He said that he thirsted for the LORD like a dry land.
- How does meditating on God's works cause your desires to change?
In invite you to pray these words (verse 8 through 10):
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,
for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way I should go,
for to you I entrust my life.
Rescue me from my enemies, Lord,
for I hide myself in you.
Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God;
may your good Spirit
lead me on level ground.
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,
for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way I should go,
for to you I entrust my life.
Rescue me from my enemies, Lord,
for I hide myself in you.
Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God;
may your good Spirit
lead me on level ground.
- Do you believe God's love is unfailing? Why or why not?
- Do you desire for God to show you how to live? How does He show you?
- What or who do you "hide" in when life is hard?
- Do you desire for God to show you how to live? How does He show you?
- What or who do you "hide" in when life is hard?
David was bold in bringing his requests to God. He wanted God to rescue him from trouble (11) and he wanted his enemies to be silenced (12).
- What trouble do you want to be brought out of?
- Which of your enemies (spritual or physical) do you desire to be silenced?
- Which of your enemies (spritual or physical) do you desire to be silenced?
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