Psalm 1-2

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Psalm 1-2

explore:

  1. Why do you think Psalm 1 and 2 serve as the doorway into the Psalms?

  2. Read Psalm 1:1-3. We learned that this Psalm is ultimately about Jesus (thank goodness!) yet v.1-3 also describe how we grow in happiness once we’re secure in Jesus who lived this Psalm on our behalf. How does following v.1-3 lead to happiness? Do you believe this?

  3. What would Psalm 2:1-3 have meant for the original audience? (note: “His Anointed” would have been David/one of the kings in the Davidic line.) What does it mean for us as those who are in union with “His Anointed” (Jesus) today?

  4. Amid a chaotic world that’s both unpredictable and where many people are opposed to Christians, how is Psalm 2:4-6 comforting for the one united with Jesus?

  5. Psalm 2:9 shows Jesus’s concern for justice, and 2:10-12 reveals His gracious invitation to those who are evil and oppose Him. How does this affect your view of God? How do these character traits of God impact your view of other people? Of yourself?


apply

  1. When you read Psalm 1 as fulfilled in Jesus as your substitute, how does this change how you approach God and live? How does reading it thinking about Jesus as your example change how you approach God and live?

  2. Are there any ways you’re casting aside God’s law (cf. 2:3) because you think it leads to more freedom? If so, how do either of these Psalms help?

  3. What is a simple, practical step you can take this week to take refuge in Jesus more often? (cf. 2:12c)


Pray

  • for one another, our church, our city

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