Psalm 3 | Resources
Discussion Questions
Summarize this psalm as a group.
How can you currently relate to verses 1 & 2? Do you feel what David felt?
What does verse 3 teach us about God? Who is God to us?
What are you currently afraid of?
How was David able to not be frightened amid his terrible circumstances?
Are you trusting in God today as your salvation? Do you believe that His blessings are on you today?
Memory Verse
“But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.” Psalm 3:3 (CSB)
Devotional
If you are a parent, I think one of the biggest worries you’ll have is the welfare, safety, and eternal state of your children. As you get older, your role and function will change/ shift, but no matter how old they get, you won’t stop being their parent. When something goes awry in that department, we can find ourselves grasping at anything and everything to fix it. And if not fixed quickly, hope turns to despair. I can only imagine the sense of ultimate failure David must have felt when his own son raised up thousands of experienced men of war to kill him and take his throne. I don’t know anyone that struggles with their relationship with their children to that level. And yet, what was the first (and only) thing David turned to in his despair? He turned to God alone. We could follow this divine example. Why do we typically turn to other things as our source of hope before turning to God? David did not rely on any of his power, resources, or alliances, but the Lord as the only thing to rely on. David did the very thing Jesus commanded to do in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:33): “Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness.” Jesus said God knows what is bothering you, so seek Him and the promise in His Word is that you will be taken care of. David knew it, and Jesus promised it. We can hold on to that the same way David did when he went to sleep (v. 5). He rested peacefully while surrounded by his enemies because he knew the Lord would answer his cries and be his shield. Let’s pray for the courage and faith to fully rely on our one true source of hope: Jesus!