Complete the table below by writing in what these verses say about God's will.
[Key words: teach, guide, lead, instruct, path, counsel, direct, light, teach/taught, watch, know, sees]
Psalm |
What is prayed for / what God does / what we should do |
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1:6 |
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5:8 |
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13:3 |
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16:7 |
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16:11 |
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17:5 |
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18:21 |
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19:11 |
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23:2 |
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23:3 |
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25:4 |
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25:5 |
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25:8 |
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25:9 |
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25:12 |
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27:11 |
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31:3 |
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37:5 |
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37:7 |
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57:2 |
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61:2 |
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67:4 |
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86:11 |
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103:7 |
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119:16 |
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119:20 |
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119:24 |
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119:35 |
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119:47 |
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119:97 |
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119:105 |
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119:127 |
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119:133 |
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121:5 |
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121:7,8 |
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139:3 |
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139:7-10 |
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139:16 |
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142:3 |
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143:8,10 |
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145:20 |
In the above references there are many prayers for guidance, leading and so on; in the vast majority of them they are concerned with living in accordance with God's commandments, not with 'decision making' guidance. Can you identify what it is that makes the writers of the Psalms ask the Lord for his direction and leading? If you read the verses above in the context of the whole Psalm you will be able to identify several points of motivation.
What motivated the Psalm writers to pray for, or express their confidence in, the direction of the Lord? | |
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3 |
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4 |
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