DUPAGE AME CHURCH BIBLE STUDY – JUNE 2021
A STUDY OF THE BOOK OF
PSALMS
WEEK 5 – Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Pastor James F. Miller & Rev. Morgan Dixon COME AND TALK TO ME! Book V (Psalm 107-145) & Outro
PSALMS: The prayer book of God’s people who are striving to be faithful to the Torah, and waiting for the Messianic Kingdom
TYPES OF PSALMS
A individual plea to God for help in the INDIVIDUAL LAMENT PSALMS (46) Psalm 130 midst of a difficult situation
A community plea to God for help in NATIONAL LAMENT PSALMS (10) Psalm 123 the midst of a difficult situation
INDIVIDUAL DECLARATIVE PRAISE Acknowledge God’s help in a time of Psalm 138 PSALMS (12) need
NATIONAL DECLARATIVE PRAISE Acknowledge Gods activity in favor of Psalm 124 PSALMS (4) the nation
Praise God for God’s being or God’s DESCRIPTIVE PRAISE PSALMS (24) Psalm 139 work
Refer to Yahweh’s rule over the Found in ENTHRONEMENT PSALMS (11) universe Books I-IV
DUPAGE AME CHURCH BIBLE STUDY – JUNE 2021
Point out the sovereignty of God and ROYAL PSALMS (11) Psalm 144 God’s right to rule over God’s people
SONGS OF ZION (22) Praise Jerusalem, the habitation of God Psalm 121
DIDACTIC PSALMS (20) Designed to instruct the reader Psalm 112
Psalm 137
“Prayer does not mean simply to pour out one’s heart. It means rather to find the way to God and speak with God, whether the heart is full or empty. The words which come from God become, then, the steps on which we find our way to God.” ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer
PSALM CHALLENGE
Day 1 Psalm 1 Day 16 Psalm 73 Day 2 Psalm 11 Day 17 Psalm 88 Day 3 Psalm 23 Day 18 Psalm 90 Day 4 Psalm 24 Day 19 Psalm 103 Day 5 Psalm 8 Day 20 Psalm 91 Day 6 Psalm 27 Day 21 Psalm 100 Day 7 Psalm 31 Day 22 Psalm 107 Day 8 Psalm 42 Day 23 Psalm 111 Day 9 Psalm 46 Day 24 Psalm 121 Day 10 Psalm 52 Day 25 Psalm 135 Day 11 Psalm 57 Day 26 Psalm 145 Day 12 Psalm 48 Day 27 Psalm 137 Day 13 Psalm 61 Day 28 Psalm 139 Day 14 Psalm 68 Day 29 Psalm 146 Day 15 Psalm 71 Day 30 Psalm 150