DISCOVERY DESTINATION Love

KEY VERSEOne thing I have desired

of the LORD, that will I seek:That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,

To behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire

in His temple.– Psalm 27:43

UNIT 2

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MESSIAH IN THE PSALMS

SUMMARY STATEMENT

DEFINITION

ATTRIBUTE OF GOD

KEYWORD

Worship with Devotion • Unit 2 Launch

EXPLORE MEMORY PASSAGE

Luke 7:46–48

NAVIGATE MEMORY PASSAGE

Psalm 27:4

ASCEND TO WORSHIPPrepare your heart for the Word and worship by praying a portion of a Psalm of Ascent.

The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade on your right hand.The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore. – Psalm 121:5–81

OVERVIEWA glimpse of where our journey will lead in Unit 2.

• STUDY PASSAGEPsalm 27

• KEY VERSEPsalm 27:4

• TRUE WORSHIPWoman of Devotion, Luke 7:36–50

• MESSIAH IN THE PSALMSChrist is the Son of GodPsalm 2:7, Acts 13:32–33

• ATTRIBUTE OF GODBeauty, Psalm 27:4

• DOXOLOGYBook 1, Psalm 41:13

• CALL TO WORSHIPHallel Psalm 113

• JOURNEY THROUGH PSALMSPsalms 23–41 (optional)

In units 2–7, you will read and observe the study passage (lessons 1 and 2), interpret Scripture (lesson 3), apply the study passage to your personal life (lesson 4), and review what you have learned in that unit (lesson 5). The Bible study tools used in Read & Observe, Interpret, and Apply can be found on page vi. All lessons in this study lead us in worship to our King.Begin your study with prayer from the Psalm of Ascent located on the Launch page. Prayer prepares your heart to receive the Word of God. The children of Israel worshiped as they sang these psalms of ascent on their pilgrimages to the temple. Also, do not forget to daily read the Journey Through Psalms passages, working your way through the book of Psalms during this Worship study. Today’s Journey passage is psalms 23–27.In the Worship study, we study six types of Psalms: Trust, Penitential, Lament, Royal, Torah, and Praise. Psalm 27 is a trust psalm.Go back and reread our study passage, Psalm 27, marking all references to God/Lord. King David trusted God while he worshiped God. Psalm 27 is a trust psalm.1. Define “trust” (noun) using the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

One way to observe a study passage is to ask the 5 W’s and H questions. Allow the text to answer the questions so that truth will be revealed.

2. Who is the author of this psalm?

3. How is God described in verse one?

4. Where did David want to dwell according to verse 4? Why?

Read Psalm 27 again, and this time, mark the keywords behold/gaze, meditate/inquire/enquire/seek, shout/sacrifices of joy, sing/make melody, and cry/call. You may find even more worship words. Keywords bring out the central idea of the study passage.

5. Read the two lines and circle the letter of the correct type of parallelism of this couplet (p. 8).Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me, yet I will be confident. – Psalm 27:31

a. Antitheticalb. Syntheticc. Synonymousd. Climactic

WORD STUDYseek (Psalm 27:4)

Strong’s #Hebrew word:Meaning:

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NAVIGATE • UNIT 2, LESSON 1

Read & Observe | Study Passage: Psalm 27 | Memory Passage: Psalm 27:4 | Journey Passage: Psalms 23–27

Congratulations for committing to explore more of the Word of God. His Word will accomplish His purposes in your life. You will need to complete this Explore portion of the study and memorize the second memory passage in each unit as you prepare for the National Bible Bee Competition.The more you read and meditate on a particular passage of Scripture, the more you will understand and engraft that Word of God in your heart and life. Therefore, read Psalm 27 slowly, focusing not only on the actions and characteristics of God but also on the actions and requests of the psalmist.

1. Which of these actions or words does not describe God in Psalm 27?a. Lampb. Goodnessc. Beautyd. Salvation

2. In the key verse Psalm 27:4, David yearned for three things. Fill in the missing words on the blank.a. Dwell in the house of the Lordb. of the Lordc. Meditate/inquire/enquire/seek in His temple

WORD STUDYbehold/gaze (Psalm 27:4)

Strong’s #Hebrew word:Meaning:

beauty (Psalm 27:4)

Strong’s #Hebrew word:Meaning:

3. In one word, how would you describe David’s heart and desires in verses 4–6?

4. How would you describe David’s desires in verses 7–12?

5. Notice the mood change between verses 6 and 7. This mood change helps us deter- mine the best place to divide Psalm 27 into two sections. Using the pigpen cipher (see p. xi), decode the words below to complete the title for each section.a. Yearning

for God (vv. 1–6)

b. Requesting of God (vv. 7–14)

6. Which form of parallelism is found in verse 9? The underlined phrases will give you a hint.

Do not hide Your face from me, Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not abandon me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation!– Psalm 27:9

a. Antitheticalb. Syntheticc. Synonymousd. Climactic

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EXPLORE • UNIT 2, LESSON 1

Read & Observe | Study Passage: Psalm 27 | Memory Passage: Luke 7:46–48 | Journey Passage: Psalms 23–27