Trust in the Name of the LORD Our God
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
1May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!
2May he send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from Zion!
3May he remember all your offerings and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah
4May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans!
5May we shout for joy over your salvation, and in the name of our God set up our banners!May the LORD fulfill all your petitions!
6Now I know that the LORD saves his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with the saving might of his right hand.
7Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
8They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand upright.
9O LORD, save the king! May he answer us when we call.
- Read the psalm through 2 times. What do you think is happening while David writes this psalm? Keep this in mind as you look at the next few questions!
- Verses 1-5: These verses speak specifically of “you”. Who do you think these verses are talking about (check out verse 6 for help)? Do you think this might have been something David’s troops prayed over him? Verse 1 uses a couple of historical references to God. LORD is His covenantal name with Israel and Jacob is an important man of faith from the past. Why do you think that history is brought in at the very beginning? Verse 5 speaks of salvation. What do you think this refers to (remember- they’re in battle!)?
- Verses 6-9: In verse 6, we switch from “you” to “I” and then to “we”. Who do you think the “I” is? How about the “we”? Verse 7 speaks of others putting their trust in things besides God. What are 3 things the world tells us we should place our trust in? What does verse 8 tell us will happen if we trust in these things? Verse 9 ends with the phrase, “May he answer us when we call.” Why do you think the Israelites can be so sure God will answer them? How can you have that assurance?