Psalm 64 - 8/18/2024 Sunday PM Study

The Tabernacle Today

Psalm 64 Worksheet

In general, David’s psalms have a ______________________ percentage of verses spoken directly to the Lord than the other psalms. That’s what we would expect for someone God describes as “a man after my own heart” (1 Sam. 13:14).

Psalm 64 is another chiastic psalm. In Chiastic poetry the first thought parallels the last thought, the second thought parallels the next to last thought, and so on with a big point made in the _______________________.

The parallel can be achieved by saying a similar thing, or a contrast with an opposite thing.

So here’s what the chiastic outline looks like for Psalm 64:

A Prayer for deliverance from wicked workers (v. 1-2)

B Description of the wicked tongue (v. 3)

C Purpose of the wicked shooting (v. 4)

D Psychology of the wicked (v. 5-6)

C God shoots the wicked (v. 7)

B God confounds their tongue (v. 8)

A Righteous men enjoy the work of God (v. 9-10)

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Prayer for deliverance from wicked workers (v. 1-2)

What 3 things does David plea for in verses 1-2?

If you find yourself fearful of someone or something, _______________________ that even courageous King David asked to be preserved from fear!

The word for fear is different in verse 1 than in verse 9. Here it is Pahad (H6342 – 49x), which is fear as in dread. In verse 9 it is yare (H3372 – 314x), which is fear as in revere.

Description of the wicked tongue (v. 3)

Purpose of the wicked shooting (v. 4)

Based on what we have said, which word for fear do you think this is in verse 4?

We are called to honor the ______________________ our leaders are in even when we have problems with the words and behavior of those leaders. Godly people honor all they can, the wicked refuse to show any honor.

Psychology of the wicked (v. 5-6)

Here we see what goes through the mind of wicked men.

First they look for _____________________ up to no good to join up with.

Next they secretly devise what they are going to do.

They ___________________ themselves they will get away with it.

Their words and deeds show they don’t____________________ in God.

What word signals the turning point in verse 7?

God shoots the wicked (v. 7)

Here’s the turning point – until now, this has been a prayer of complaint about secret enemies. From verse 7 on the psalmist ___________________ their condemnation and the vindication of the righteous.

God confounds their tongue (v. 8)

How many times have we seen a wicked man stumble over his own words?

I like that David had confidence that God would bring out the truth eventually. God will _________________________ have the last word!

Righteous men enjoy the work of God (v. 9-10)

David knew well that sometimes the wicked have the upper hand ______________________ and that believers in God face many hardships in life. But He trusted that God would win in the eternal end! He didn’t need to dread man because he revered God.