1. Who is the author and what is it called? What is the author asking God to do? Why? What event is this referencing? (Numbers 10:35) What two analogies does David use to illustrate what he is asking God to do? (2) What does this illustrate concerning God? About his enemies? Who does the psalm focus on next? What does it mean to be righteous? How are they to be? Is this self-generated gladness and joy? Is it generated because of what had happened and is happening? (Galatians 5:22; Hebrew 1:9, 12:2; 1 Peter 1:8)
2. What are the righteous instructed to do? (4) Why? Look at three reasons in verse 5. Then, three more reasons in verse 6.
3. Who leads, the Lord or his people? How is this different than human armies? Where were they marching through? (7) What happened? Why? Why did God give rain? (9) What was the end result of God's provision? Where they rich when they entered the promised land? Why is this important for them to know in David's time?
II. From Sinai Into His Sanctuary (68:11-23)
4. Who announced the Word? Who proclaimed it? What is the difference between announcing and proclaiming? (11) What was the response when others heard the proclamation? Who divided the spoils? (12) What were the people in the camps doing while the Lord was working for them? (13) What does this say about how he works for his people today? What does the second half of verse 13 mean? What would snow scattered on a dark mountain look like?<
5. How are the mountains of Bashan described? (15) What does David ask the mountains? Where did God chose to reign? Will he dwell there forever? Did Israel have have that many chariots? (17) Where did the Lord come from? What is a sanctuary? Where was the Lord's sanctuary?
6. What is the meaning of verse 18 according to Ephesians 4:7-13?
7. What are God's people, the righteous again told to do? Why? How does God our Savior do this? What else does he do according to verse 20a? How is the second half of verse 20 related and expands the first half? How did Jesus fulfill this though his suffering and death? How does verse 21 refer back to the fall of mankind at the Garden of Eden? (Genesis 3:15 How does it refer to Jesus' resurrection? Where was Bashan? How can someone be brought back from the depths of the sea? What then is verse 22 referring to considering verses 20 and 21?
III. Summon Your Power (68:24-35)
8. What has come into view? What is that? Where is it going? What is it all about? Who are in front with God and King? And after them? Who are with them? Why would these three be in front? (1 Samuel 18:6-9; 21:10-11; 29:5) What are the singers and musicians told to do? (26) Who follow the singers and musicians? What does the foreshadow?
9. What is David's prayer? (28) Why? Who is among the reeds? Who is among the salves of the nations? What do they delight in? What does he pray they do? What does this foreshadow? Where will envoys come? Why? When did this happen? (Acts 2:10-11)
10. What are the kingdoms of the earth instructed to do? Has this happened before? Is this happening now? When will it happen? What does verse 33 foreshadow? Explain what verse 34 might mean in conjunction with verse 33. What is promised in verse 35? How is reassuring in our lives right now?/P>
