By Micah Odor
1. This week we’re talking about the difficult practice of confession. Tell us a story that happened before you were 12 years old. What’s something you never got caught for that’s funny in retrospect?
2. Last week we wrote “I will” statements about Psalms 42–43. What was your “I will” for last week and how did you follow through on that?
Ask two people to read aloud Psalm 51 one after the other, preferably from different Bible versions. Then ask a third person to paraphrase the psalm, using as much detail as possible.
3. What does the author of this psalm want?
• What does he think God wants?
4. In a few words, how would you summarize David’s thoughts in verses 1-2? Verses 3-6? Verses 7-12? Verses 13-17? Verses 18-19?
• How do these ideas fit together?
5. What does this passage teach us about God?
6. What does this passage teach us about ourselves?
7. Based on this passage, what’s one thing you’re doing well?
8. What’s one thing you need to improve?
9. How will you obey what you’ve studied today?
10. Based on our study and discussion, complete the sentence: “I will . . .”
For Next Week: Read and reflect on Psalm 119:9-16, 89-96, 129-136. You can also read next week’s supplemental texts as well as the Study and Application sections as part of your personal study.
Author: Christian Standard
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