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Bible study · Psalm 89:1-52

Psalm 89: I have sworn to David

Read Psalm 89:1-52 before you meet.

In a few lines

Psalm 89 says loving kindness and faithfulness seven times each in Hebrew. The LORD swears, "I will not break my covenant" (89:34); then, with the same Hebrew verb, the psalm tells him, "You have defiled his crown in the dust" (89:39). Its last question hands him back his oath: "Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses, which you swore to David in your faithfulness?" (89:49).

The verse to carry

“Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.”

Psalm 89:14

To talk about

  1. 1. "With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations" (89:1). Where have you seen God's faithfulness in a way you could tell someone younger than you?

  2. 2. The psalm says hard things to God, to his face: "You have renounced the covenant of your servant" (89:39). What makes it hard or easy for you to bring your honest questions to God rather than keep them from him?

  3. 3. "Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses?" (89:49), and then, "Blessed be the LORD forever more" (89:52). When something God has promised seems far away, what helps you keep speaking to him?

Prayer requests