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Lesson 11
Psalm 18
READ: 2 Samuel 18-22, Psalm 18
| Ps. 18:2 | What special significance did rocks have in David's life which made it appropriate to describe the Lord in terms of a rock? |
| 18:4-6 | Where did David picture God as being when he heard David's plea for help? |
| 18:7-15 | What was pictured as coming out of God's nostrils? |
| What came forth from God's mouth? | |
| What did the Lord ride upon? | |
| What was under the Lord's feet and round about him? | |
| What caused coals to be kindled? | |
| Who was scattered by the Lord's arrows and lightning? | |
| Why do you suppose David used such graphic symbols to depict the Lord's hand upon David's enemies? | |
| 18:20-24 | Keeping in mind 2 Samuel 11, Psalms 51 and 34, comment upon Psalm 18:20-24. |
| 18:37-42 | Does the description of David's victories over his enemies fit the historical account of David's actions toward Saul and Saul's men. |
| 18:43-45 | What portion of David's life do these verses seen to describe? |
| 18:50 | How does David refer to himself in this verse? |
| 18:TITLE | Does the title of this psalm suggest a particular time in David's life at which the psalm was written. |
| Do you recall another time at which it was said that David had rest from his enemies? (HINT: David intended to build a temple then) | |
| Does this psalm seem to have been written (after/while) David had been king for awhile. | |
| When do you think this psalm was written? | |