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Lesson 19

Psalm 17

Psalm 17:3 What figure do the words "proved, "tried", etc., in this verse suggest?
   
17:4 "Works of men" refers to the same thing as what other phrase in this verse?
   
17:7 Why is God's right hand mentioned as that which saves?
   
17:8 What is the significance of the phrase, "apple of the eye"? See the following passages: Deuteronomy 32:10, Lamentations 2:18, Proverbs 7:2, and Zechariah 2:8. Pay special attention to the footnote in the ASV or NASB at Proverbs 7:9 where the word elsewhere translated "apple" is instead translated "middle".
   
17:14 The wicked men described here have their portion in what?
  Are these men thinking in terms of eternity?
   
17:15 In contrast to these men, David said he would to what?
   
  In what sense is the word "awake" used? (cf. 2 Kings 4:31)