How does David address sin and suffering in this psalm? What can we learn from him?

How can you be working to be more honest in your prayer life? What are some steps that you can take to grow in this area?

How does David respond to difficult (and desperate) circumstances in his life? How does he keep from walking away from the faith?

What are some ways that we can actively be looking to the sovereign grace of God (like David does), even in the midst of hardship and suffering?

David appears to be totally invested not only in worshiping God as an individual, but in mobilizing the entire community of faith to worship God alongside him (22:22-26). How might we apply this principle to our lives? How can we be looking outside of ourselves, and investing in the spiritual well-being of others in our church?

How does this psalm serve as a precursor for the person and work of Jesus? How does it anticipate the work of Christ on the cross? What details from this Psalm are referenced later in the gospels?

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