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LESSON TWO: The Book of Psalms

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Workbook Study Questions: Before you begin reading the workbook lesson please review the workbook study questions below. Then read the workbook lesson and answer the workbook study questions.

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David wrote all 150 chapters of Psalms.

A. True

B. False

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Bible scholars generally agree that King Solomon is the author of the 50 “orphan Psalms.

A. True

B. False

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Psalms is organized into five books.

A. True

B. False

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The following categories make up the entire book of Psalms:

A. National Psalms and Nature Psalms

B. Royal or Messianic Psalms

C. Psalms for reflecting Sorrow for Sins and the Miscellaneous Psalms

D. A, B, C are true.

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Psalm 23 shows clearly how Jesus is our Shepherd and we are His sheep.

A. True

B. False

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A shepherd is the source of what for his sheep?

A. Leadership

B. Guidance

C. Protection

D. All of the above

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Sheep have a poor sense of direction and wander aimlessly. Since humanity can be like this as well, we should:

A. Repent and turn to Jesus our Shepherd.

B. Run to the Lord since He fully restores us.

C. Both A and B are true.

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A shepherd goes among his sheep to check for wounds and weakness. He then pours oil over the sheep to refresh and heal them. Oil represents the Holy Spirit, therefore:

A. The Holy Spirit helps us and overflows us with His blessings

B. The Holy Spirit is joy to our souls

C. Both A and B are true

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“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life” refers to the truth that our Good Shepherd is always near to us.

A. True

B. False

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Psalm 18:46 which says “The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock!” teaches that:

A. God hates rocks

B. The nature of God, and that GOD IS!

C. God is the Rock of our lives

D. Both B and C are true.

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Psalms 139:17–18 which says, “How precious are Your thoughts to me O God!” tell us:

A. God is a personal God. He thinks of us in detail

B. His thoughts go deep into our hearts and minds

C. Both A and B are true

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In Psalm 51:1-7 David acknowledges his sin with Bathsheba and David doesn’t stay undone by his sin. Instead:

A. In his repentance, David clearly says he has sinned before God.

B. David then moves into God’s cleansing forgiveness and restoration.

C. Both A and B are true.

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Psalm 107:20 teaches that God is a personal God, not impersonal, and that God is interested in you and He desires to be your Healer!

A. True

B. False

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Psalm 42:1 teaches that we are to seek after God because He desires to be our strength and refuge.

A. True

B. False

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Video Study Questions: Before you begin the video please review the video study questions below. Then watch the video and answer the video study questions.

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From the days of Moses to the period of the prophets in the Bible, the Psalms communicate the emotions of the worshipper.

A. True

B. False

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The Psalmist presents expressions of:

A. The benefits of rebellion

B. Repentance, purity, and thanksgiving

C. Vengeance and national pride

D. Only B and C

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The prophetic Psalms of the Messiah foretell the details of Jesus’ life many years before he came to earth in bodily form.

A. True

B. False

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Details of Jesus’ crucifixion such as “his hands and feet would be pierced” in Psalm 22:16 which was fulfilled in John 20:25-27 shows that God is alive and has a pattern in how He operates.

A. True

B. False

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The Psalms of sorrow such as Psalm 32:3–4 show the heaviness of sin that David confessed honestly.

A. True

B. False

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The “Miscellaneous Psalms” cover:

A. A number of subjects and different aspects of our lives

B. Psalm 23

C. Both A and B are true.

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In Psalm 23 we can see ourselves as sheep who need a shepherd. This is because:

A. Jesus is our Shepherd and provides for all of our needs

B. The Lord wants us to think we are dumb like sheep

C. Sheep are unimportant.

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Jesus desires to be our Source for our every need, as in Philippians 4:19 which states:

A. The grounds shook and there was complete darkness.

B. “My God shall supply all your needs according to His riches and glory by Christ Jesus”.

C. And Noah had the promise of the rainbow.

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The Bible teaches that a Good Shepherd seeks out the sheep that go astray.

A. True

B. False

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A New Testament scripture that tells us Jesus is the Good Shepherd is:

A. Genesis 1:1

B. John 10:11–14

C. John 3:16

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In Psalm 103 we see that we are to:

A. Tell other Christians about our friends’ weaknesses

B. Bless the Lord with our whole soul!

C. Try to be perfect so that we don’t bother the Lord with our weaknesses

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The lessons we can learn from the Psalms are:

A. Intended to make us feel badly about our lives

B. Intended to strengthen us in the Lord

C. Also known as the lessons from the “school of hard knocks” or life experiences

D. Both B and C are true.

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God’s personal intervention in our lives is seen in Psalm 107:20 which is one of the scriptures that the Oral Roberts Ministries is based on. This scripture shows us that:

A. God is our Healer because He sent His Word and healed us, and delivered us from our destruction

B. God is a personal, caring God and He has miracles

C. Both A and B are true

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