I Need You Lord (Psalm 30) - MSQ
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March 10, 2024

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I Need You Lord (Psalm 30) - Message Study Questions

Message Summary

In Psalm 30, David confesses overconfidence (verses 6-10), sandwiched between two outbursts of praise. David had just recovered from a health problem that nearly cost him his life. It is thought to be the plague recorded in 1 Chronicles 21. His illness had taken a toll on him physically, emotionally, and spiritually. He had reached a new low in life, but God brought hope and ultimately turned David’s sorrow into joy.

David boasted about his prosperity. He began to put his faith in his stuff and his abilities rather than God. He drifted far enough to bring severe discipline from God. David repented by acknowledging God gave him everything he had. He got down and cried out to God; he reasoned with God, and God restored him. David both laments his situation and praises God for being with and delivering him. Upon his deliverance, David sang and danced for joy and promised to thank God forever. His exuberance and passion for God serves as an example for us today.

  1. Can self-reliance be a negative thing?

  2. Can you share some difficulties that caused you to turn from trusting and relying on yourself to trusting and relying upon God?

Consider This

When you cry out to God, it’s OK to actually feel and show emotion. Lift your hands, raise your head, and seek Him with your heart. Crying out means you audibly speak to God. Singing praise is also audible, both of which help us to connect our heart to the heart of God. It’s putting action to our faith. With God, there is always hope.

  1. Why did David praise God (verse 1)? What does this psalm celebrate? How might that apply to your life?

  2. What command does David give to the people (verse 4)?

  3. What does verse 5 tell you about God’s character and about life? What does it mean to you?

  4. What perspective does 2 Corinthians 4:17 give on your current troubles? How could you reinforce this truth in your life today?

  5. What was wrong with David’s attitude in verse 6? How does that apply to us today?

  6. How, practically speaking, can we depend more on God rather than on our own strengths?

  7. List the things David remembered about God’s past deliverances in verses 6-7, 11-12

  8. How did God deal with David’s pride (Verses 7a-10)? What was David’s logic when he asked God to save him?

  9. How did God answer David’s prayer and how did David respond in verses 11-12?

Moving Forward – Application

  1. In what area of your life are you being self-reliant? How specifically can you change your thinking to become God reliant?

  2. What problems do you face this week?

  3. What action could you take to place and demonstrate your reliance on God this week?

  4. Is there another person you could encourage to trust in God this week, both in times of physical blessing and times of difficulty?

    • Regardless of your circumstances, would you consider praising God in song this week? How about some physical movement, dance, lifting of hands, bending your knees and bowing down?

    • Which of the six actions do you need to lean into this week? (Pray, Worship, Seek Him in His word, Share your situation with a trusted friend, Look back on what He has done for you, Keep showing up).

“And David danced before the LORD with all his might, wearing a priestly garment. So David and all the people of Israel brought up the Ark of the LORD with shouts of joy and the blowing of rams’ horns”
2 Samuel 6:14-15