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Series goal: Gratitude, Awe, Dependence
This week: Dependence

BIG IDEA: God's righteous justice upholds us amidst fatigue, shame, and trouble.

5-minute Meditation on Psalm 119: 137-152
Read, circle words, underline phrases
Then answer What and So What?

Psalm 119: 137-152
137 You are righteous, Lord,
and your laws are right.
138 The statutes you have laid down are righteous;
they are fully trustworthy.
139 My zeal wears me out,
for my enemies ignore your words.
140 Your promises have been thoroughly tested,
and your servant loves them.
141 Though I am lowly and despised,
I do not forget your precepts.
142 Your righteousness is everlasting
and your law is true.
143 Trouble and distress have come upon me,
but your commands give me delight.
144 Your statutes are always righteous;
give me understanding that I may live.
145 I call with all my heart; answer me, Lord,
and I will obey your decrees.
146 I call out to you; save me
and I will keep your statutes.
147 I rise before dawn and cry for help;
I have put my hope in your word.
148 My eyes stay open through the watches of the night,
that I may meditate on your promises.
149 Hear my voice in accordance with your love;
preserve my life, Lord, according to your laws.
150 Those who devise wicked schemes are near,
but they are far from your law.
151 Yet you are near, Lord,
and all your commands are true.
152 Long ago I learned from your statutes
that you established them to last forever.

What did God reveal to you?


---Declare over and over what's true about God and His Word to overcome fatigue, shame, and trouble.


"Call" vs. "Cry"
---Crying for help when facing injustice...


---What are the "watches of the night?"


Interpretation and Application
1. Declare what's true about God's Word to overcome fatigue, shame, and trouble.
2. Cry for help when facing injustice.
3. Wait and pray to experience God's nearness.


"The certain fact is always that God is present with [us] and trouble will not have the last word." --James Cone

PCC Benediction
May you jump into the arms of Jesus.
And may He push you out into the world.
May you be healed as you participate in the healing of others.
Not because you must, but because you may.
This is why we were born!

Beyond Sunday
There may not be a better tribute to the Holy Scriptures than the one that is provided in Psalm 119. Every verse in Psalm 119 exalts the Word of God and the God of the Word. During this 10-week summer series, Finding The Way, we get back to the basics of allowing Scripture to help us grow in gratitude, awe, and dependence on God and His Word. In doing so, we believe it will guide us in the best way we should go in whatever comes our way. This week in Psalm 119:137-152, we focus on how to find the way through fatigue, shame, and trouble.

1. Where are you with gratitude, awe, and dependence? Which is easier or harder to lean into? Which one do you want more of?

2. Read Psalm 119:137-144. Note the multiple use of the word “righteousness.” Why do you think the psalmist uses it so many times? Identify the many things the psalmist is struggling with. How can you relate?

3. Read Psalm 119:145-152. What words are making it clear that the psalmist is in need? How does it make you feel that the psalmist is so passionately reaching out to the Lord for support? In the end, how is confidence in the Lord being declared? Do you have that same confidence in the Lord? Why or why not?

4. How could you let your fatigue, shame, and trouble lead you to God? What is your normal pattern when faced with these challenges? How could declaring what is true about God, crying out for help, and waiting on the Lord benefit you?

5. Write a prayer about a challenging situation in your life. Include the following:
a. What is true about God,
b. What you want from God, and
c. A willingness to wait on God.

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Resource: (see link below)
RightNow Media : Psalm 119 - Matt Chandler Video/Study Question

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