Royalty
In Psalm 2, God does THIS when the nations rage and plot against Him
What is laughing (from heaven)?
Psalm 1 presents how many paths for life?
What is two?
Psalm 1 opens with this word, describing the state of the person who avoids the path of the wicked
What is blessed
Psalm 2 has this many main sections or movements
What is four? (nations rage, God laughs, God declares His Son, God warns)
Psalm 22 opens with this famous cry, which Jesus also spoke from the cross
What is "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
C.S. Lewis said Christianity is a myth which is also a ___
What is a fact?
In Psalm 1, the righteous person is compared to this, planted by streams of water
What is a tree?
Psalm 1 describes a three-step drift toward sin: walks, then stands, then does this
What is sits?
According to our teaching, the world's version of this is "follow your heart" — but Psalm 2 says true blessedness comes from submitting to the King instead
What is the blessed life (self-help / wisdom)?
Psalm 22 shifts from lament to praise in its second half — the turning point is when David begins speaking in this tense, remembering God's past faithfulness
What is past tense?
In the Psalms, this word — also used as Jesus's title — means "Anointed One"
What is Messiah (or Christ)?
The wicked in Psalm 1 are compared to this — lightweight stuff easily blown away by wind
What is chaff?
The final step of the drift towards temptation in Psalm 1 ends with sitting in the seat of this type of person
Who is a scoffer?
The closing warning of Psalm 2 tells the kings of the earth to "kiss the ___"
What is the Son?
Psalm 22 belongs to this genre of Psalm (multiple possible answers)
What is a lament (or: royal/wisdom, or prophecy?)
The royal psalms are meant to train your imagination and your ___, not just your theology
What are your affections?
John Calvin called the Psalms "an anatomy of all parts of the ___"
What is the soul?
The Gospel truth for someone who feels like chaff: if you're in Christ, you actually are THIS
What is a tree?
According to our teaching on Psalm 2, presidents, rulers, and earthly powers are ultimately held in God's ___
What is His palm (hand)?
In our teaching on Psalm 22, we said we tend to notice when things are uncomfortable but NOT when things are going well — because we just expect this
What is goodness (God's blessing / that things will be good)?
Of all the psalms studied this semester, this one is described as the most overtly royal
What is Psalm 45?
This German pastor, imprisoned by the Nazis, used the Psalms as his prayer life when he had no words of his own
Who is Dietrich Bonhoeffer?
The theme night for Psalm 1 was called "What ___ Will You Choose?"
What is "Path"?
The enemy attacks us because they can't directly attack this — so they go after His people instead
What is God?
Jesus quoting Psalm 22 from the cross is an example of this prayer practice you've been learning all semester
What is praying the Psalms (praying with Scripture)?