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Bible study · Psalm 61:1-8

Psalm 61: The rock that is higher than I

Read Psalm 61:1-8 before you meet.

In a few lines

Psalm 61's rock, higher, tent and shelter (61:2-4) are four Hebrew words that Psalm 27:5 also has. Its "strong tower" (61:3) is a pair of Hebrew words found only three times in the Hebrew Bible, once as "The LORD’s name" (Proverbs 18:10). And it opens asking God to hear (61:1), then says, "you, God, have heard" (61:5).

The verse to carry

“From the end of the earth, I will call to you when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.”

Psalm 61:2

To talk about

  1. 1. "From the end of the earth, I will call to you when my heart is overwhelmed" (61:2). When have you felt far away from God? What does calling to him look like for you then?

  2. 2. "Lead me to the rock that is higher than I" (61:2). The psalmist asks to be led, not to climb. What in your life right now feels higher than you can reach on your own?

  3. 3. "For you have been a refuge for me" (61:3). The psalmist remembers what God has already been to him. What would you name from your own past if you prayed that line?

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