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Lesson Summary:

David calls for God’s deliverance from a terrible ordeal and vows everlasting praise for God.

Focus Passage: Psalms 22

Outline and Lesson Goal

Principles and Applications

I. A Desperate Cry for Help (22:1-21)

Principle: In Times of Trouble, Cry Out to God for Deliverance.
Application: What situation are you facing today that requires you to offer a desperate cry to God for help? How fervently are you praying?
Scripture Reference

But I am afflicted and needy; Hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay.
Psalm 70:5 (NASB)

II. A Triumphant Song of Praise (22:22-31)

Principle: In Times of Trouble, We Can Praise God Our Deliverer.
Application: How can you praise the LORD today even in the midst of your terrible trials and tribulations? How confident are you of His ultimate deliverance?
Scripture Reference

²⁶My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
²⁷For, behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You.
²⁸But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord God my refuge,
That I may tell of all Your works.
Psalms 73:26-28 (NASB)