Grief: MT e71

Questions to Ponder

1. What are some PAST and PRESENT things that are a source of sadness for you?
2. Read Psalm 6 below. The writer was very sad about something. Who did he tell about his sadness?
3. Have you prayed about the things that cause you sorrow?
4. If you have, did you get any relief? Did things at some point improve?
5. What statement of Jesus while he was dying on the cross did pastor Matthew mention?
6. What did Jesus do on the cross for believers?
7. Do you believe that Jesus knows about sorrow?
8. Does this help you trust Him more when you pray?

Amplified Version of Psalm 6 (a little easier to read)

O Lord, do not rebuke or punish me in Your anger,
Nor discipline me in Your wrath.
² 
Have mercy on me and be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am weak (faint, frail);
Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are dismayed and anguished.
³ 
My soul [as well as my body] is greatly dismayed.
But as for You, O Lord—how long [until You act on my behalf]?

⁴ 
Return, O Lord, rescue my soul;
Save me because of Your [unfailing] steadfast love and mercy.
⁵ 
For in death there is no mention of You;
In Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) who will praise You and give You thanks?

⁶ 
I am weary with my groaning;
Every night I soak my bed with tears,
I drench my couch with my weeping.
⁷ 
My eye grows dim with grief;
It grows old because of all my enemies.

⁸ 
Depart from me, all you who do evil,
For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.
⁹ 
The Lord has heard my supplication [my plea for grace];
The Lord receives my prayer.
¹⁰ 
Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly horrified;
Let them turn back, let them suddenly be ashamed [of what they have done].

English Standard Version of Psalm 6

O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger,
    nor discipline me in your wrath.
² Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing;
    heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled.
³ My soul also is greatly troubled.
    But you, O Lord—how long?

⁴ Turn, O Lord, deliver my life;
    save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
⁵ For in death there is no remembrance of you;
    in Sheol who will give you praise?

⁶ I am weary with my moaning;
    every night I flood my bed with tears;
    I drench my couch with my weeping.
⁷ My eye wastes away because of grief;
    it grows weak because of all my foes.

⁸ Depart from me, all you workers of evil,
    for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
⁹ The Lord has heard my plea;
    the Lord accepts my prayer.
¹⁰ All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled;
    they shall turn back and be put to shame in a moment.