Discussion Questions

1. This psalm is situated in a chaotic time in David’s life. Where are you experiencing or noticing chaos in life right now?

2. The sermon situates this Psalm in the perspective of the current focus on racial injustice in our country. Is that a topic you have engaged with much before?

3. The sermon noted that must of us have a tendency to respond to chaos by wither withdrawing or trying to take control. Do you see yourself engaging in one of those two coping mechanisms in this season of life. What does it look like for you?

4. Instead of withdrawing or taking control, Psalm 3 urges us to spend morning time with God in the midst of days of chaos. Do you have a regular morning routine with God? If not, what might it look like?

5. How does this psalm encourage you to approach racism injustice in your prayers and actions?

Psalm 3

1 O Lord, how many are my foes!
    Many are rising against me;
2 many are saying of my soul,
    “There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah

3 But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,
    my glory, and the lifter of my head.
4 I cried aloud to the Lord,
    and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah

5 I lay down and slept;
    I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.
6 I will not be afraid of many thousands of people
    who have set themselves against me all around.

7 Arise, O Lord!
    Save me, O my God!
For you strike all my enemies on the cheek;
    you break the teeth of the wicked.

8 Salvation belongs to the Lord;
    your blessing be on your people! Selah

FOOTNOTES

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.