Study Guide – Psalm 147:12-20

Psalm147-12-20

 

12 Glorify the Lord, O Jerusalem!
    Praise your God, O Zion!
13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates
    and blessed your children within your walls.
14 He sends peace across your nation
    and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat.
15 He sends his orders to the world—
    how swiftly his word flies!
16 He sends the snow like white wool;
    he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes.
17 He hurls the hail like stones.
    Who can stand against his freezing cold?
18 Then, at his command, it all melts.
    He sends his winds, and the ice thaws.
19 He has revealed his words to Jacob,
    his decrees and regulations to Israel.
20 He has not done this for any other nation;
    they do not know his regulations.

Praise the Lord! NLT

 

Look at verse 12. This is a command. Take a moment to do what this verse says.

 

Complete the following chart: What does God do?

v13

 

v14

 

v15

 

v16

 

v17

 

v18

 

 

Why would verses 19-20 be important for the people of Israel? (Think back to verse 12 and to the background of this psalm: refugees returning to rebuild their land.)

 

::::: EQUIPPING CHALLENGE :::::

How do you fit into verses 19-20? What responsibility do you have as a result?

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