Songs for Summer | July 16, 2023

 

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Psalm 101

1 A Psalm of David. I will sing of steadfast love and justice; to you, O LORD, I will make music. 2 I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house; 3 I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me. 4 A perverse heart shall be far from me; I will know nothing of evil. 5 Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure. 6 I will look with favor on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way that is blameless shall minister to me. 7 No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who utters lies shall continue before my eyes. 8 Morning by morning I will destroy all the wicked in the land, cutting off all the evildoers from the city of the LORD.

Talk Sheet Questions

  1. How is Psalm 101 like the preceding Psalms? How is it different?

  2. What would you say is the theme of Psalm 101? Why?

  3. What practical things does the king pledge to do to put the theme into practice? Or, is it just theoretical?

  4. David wrote this Psalm. Do you think he kept the resolutions he wrote here? Explain.

  5. Does being a Christian make resolutions or commitments easier to keep? Why or why not?

Prayer

Praise the Lord that Jesus walked in integrity and we can trust his righteousness.

 
 
Scott Reavely