Is there something in your life right now that tempts you to feel unprotected, as if God were far away? What have you learned about God from these psalms that could give you fresh confidence in His care for you?

Did the teaching or Commentary change or expand the way you think about God’s protection? If so, how?

How could this week’s lesson challenge the way you think about and respond to opposition?

From this week’s teaching and Commentary, what stood out the most about responding to opposition?

In light of all you’ve studied this week about God’s sovereignty, how will you respond? In what ways will you think differently? Pray differently? Talk differently?

After reflecting on these psalms through your Study Questions, Core Group discussion, and teaching, what stood out to you most about God’s control in our world?

Personalize the truth. Psalm 107:43 says, “Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.” In what ways have you seen the Lord’s steadfast love? Write some examples to help you remember His steadfast love for future times when you need that assurance.

From your study of this lesson, what words would you use to describe the steadfast love of the Lord?

Personalize the truth. How have these psalms affected the way you think about God’s goodness? Talk to Him about it. Share any struggles or doubts you have. Ask Him to show you how to live by the truths you’ve seen in these psalms.

How did the Study Questions, Core Group discussion, teaching, or Commentary encourage you to be more attentive to God’s works?

These have been some intense psalms. Take a deep breath and ask God what He would have you do with them. How is He speaking to you about your own pain? How is He encouraging you to expand your prayers? How might He be calling you to trust Him more?

From what you saw and heard in this week’s questions, teaching, or Commentary, what are some ways God can use our pain for His good purposes?

The New Testament teaches this: “If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God” (1 Jn. 4:15, NIV). And we’ve seen in this lesson that God transforms the place where He lives. Does God live in you? If you’re not sure, talk to your Core Group leader and learn how you can be sure. If you know He lives in you, how is He working to conform you to the image of Christ today?

From the Study Questions, Core Group discussion, teaching, or Commentary, what was the most interesting truth you learned about the Psalms of Zion and their relevance for Christ followers?

Take some time to evaluate your confidence in God. How have you seen Him “keeping” your life? In what ways is your faith in Him strong, and in what ways is it shaky? Talk to Him about it, and ask Him to give you more confidence in who He is and how much He cares about you.

The psalms in this lesson use imagery. Which pictures do you remember from the Study Questions or Commentary, and which stand out most to you right now?

What points from the teaching or Commentary stood out to you about staying strong in faith during times of disaster?

From this week’s Core Group discussion, teaching, or Commentary, what about God’s plan for the nations stood out to you in a fresh way?