Bible study · Psalm 143:1-12
Psalm 143: Teach me to do your will
Read Psalm 143:1-12 before you meet.
In a few lines
The psalmist asks God to act "In your faithfulness and righteousness" (143:1), because "in your sight no man living is righteous" (143:2): he leans on God's righteousness, not his own. And spirit is one Hebrew word three times: "my spirit is overwhelmed" (143:4), "My spirit fails" (143:7), and "Your Spirit is good" (143:10).
The verse to carry
“Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you.”
Psalm 143:8
To talk about
1. "Don’t enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous" (143:2). The psalmist asks on the ground of God's faithfulness and righteousness, not his own. How would praying that way change the way you pray?
2. When his spirit is overwhelmed, the psalmist says, "I remember the days of old. I meditate on all your doings" (143:5). What do you remember of what God has done, and when does remembering help you most?
3. "Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you" (143:8). Where do you need to know the way right now, and what would it look like to ask God for it each morning?