Psalm 123

READ

Psalm 123

EXPLORE

  1. What stands out to you in the text?

  2. What can you determine from the text is the overall disposition of the author of this prayer?

  3. Where does the author choose to keep his eyes fixed in the waiting? How do the metaphors in verse 2 convey how the author views God’s ability to meet their needs?

APPLY

  1. What does it mean to pray “Lord, have mercy?” Should we pray like this? Why or why not?

  2. Jesus does not remove us from the human experience of pain and suffering, but gives us greater access to God in the midst of our troubles with prayer and the Holy Spirit. How can we as followers of Jesus hold both the hope we have in Jesus and the honest lament we experience together?

PRAY

To God in Adoration and Thanksgiving

For one another in Supplication and Lament

John Campbell