Weekly Sermons

Psalm 85 Worksheet

Of the sons of Korah

Praise to God for ________________________ of the people to the land                                             V. 1-3

How many “you have” statements are in verses 1-3?

There are _____________ “you have” statements of what God has done in verses 1-3. 

Verse 1 lets us know this Psalm comes after the time of captivity when the Jews were allowed to return to Israel.

Far better for the people is to have their sins ______________________ and atoned for, reminding us of David’s words in Psalm 32.

2 Corinthians 5:21     John 3:36

Prayer to God for _______________________ among the people of the land                                    V. 4-7

The last thing the people who returned post-exile needed to do was take God for granted, return to sinning against God and bring ______________________ judgment on themselves and their fellow Israelites.

1 John 1:9

How many prayerful questions does the Psalmist ask in verses 5-6?

__________________.

These are of course rhetorical questions as much for the people as for God. Any well trained Jew would know that God _______________________ mercy to them if they would confess their sin, repent and turn to God.

“Various uses of the root “turn” occur throughout this Psalm. It describes the return from captivity (v. 1); God’s change of attitude (v. 3); our conversion (v. 4); our revival (v. 6); and our possible backsliding (v. 8).”                                                       -Bob Alden

Proclamation of what God __________________ to do for His people                                                 V. 8-13

Notice the beautiful way he puts great images in our heads in verses 9-11.

What is the best example of God’s attributes coming together?

The ___________________.       Romans 3:23-27         1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Hesed, truth, righteousness, peace – these things will all _____________________ the future millennium when Jesus reigns from Israel.                       Acts 3:19-21

Many passages speak of an increase in the Holy Lands fertility and productivity in Messiah’s future kingdom (Is. 30: 23-26; Jeremiah 31:12; Amos 9:13-15; Zecheriah 8:11-12).

John 14:6         1 Cor. 11:1       John 13:34-35

Let’s be like the Psalmist and desire to walk in the imprinted footsteps of our Lord! May His steps be ________________ steps!