Simple Bible study for students in my Spoken English class

1. A Simple Bible Study
Psalm 146

2. Psalm 146
1 Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord, my soul.
2 I will praise the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
3 Do not put your trust in princes,
in human beings, who cannot save.
4 When their spirit departs, they return to the
ground;
on that very day their plans come to nothing.

3. 5 Blessed are those whose help is the God of
Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God.
6 He is the Maker of heaven and earth,
the sea, and everything in them—
he remains faithful forever.
7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed
and gives food to the hungry.

4. The Lord sets prisoners free,
8 the Lord gives sight to the blind,
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,
the Lord loves the righteous.
9 The Lord watches over the foreigner
and sustains the fatherless and the widow,
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
10 The Lord reigns forever,
your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the Lord.

7. What is the theme of Psalm 146?
Try to summarise Psalm 146 in one
sentence.

8. What is the theme of Psalm 146?
Try to summarise Psalm 146 in one
sentence.
“To experience God’s blessing, always praise
Him and always trust Him.”

9. 1 Praise the Lord.[a]
Praise the Lord, my soul.
2 I will praise the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as
long as I live.
3 Do not put your trust in princes,
in human beings, who cannot save.
4 When their spirit departs, they
return to the ground;
on that very day their plans come
to nothing.
5 Blessed are those whose help is the
God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God.
6 He is the Maker of heaven and
earth,
the sea, and everything in them—
he remains faithful forever.
7 He upholds the cause of the
oppressed
and gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets prisoners free,
8 the Lord gives sight to the blind,
the Lord lifts up those who are
bowed down,
the Lord loves the righteous.
9 The Lord watches over the
foreigner
and sustains the fatherless and the
widow,
but he frustrates the ways of the
wicked.
10 The Lord reigns forever,
your God, O Zion, for all
generations.
Praise the Lord. (NIV)

10. 1-2 Hallelujah!
O my soul, praise God!
All my life long I’ll praise God,
singing songs to my God as
long as I live.
3-9 Don’t put your life in the
hands of experts
who know nothing of life, of
salvation life.
Mere humans don’t have what it
takes;
when they die, their projects die
with them.
Instead, get help from the God of
Jacob,
put your hope in God and
know real blessing!
God made sky and soil,
sea and all the fish in it.
He always does what he says—
he defends the wronged,
he feeds the hungry.
God frees prisoners—
he gives sight to the blind,
he lifts up the fallen.
God loves good people, protects
strangers,
takes the side of orphans and
widows,
but makes short work of the
wicked.
10 God’s in charge—always.
Zion’s God is God for good!
Hallelujah! (Msg)

11. Questions about your Initial Thoughts
Was there anything you liked about the
Psalm?
Was there anything you identified with,
situations or circumstances that seemed like
your own?
Was there anything you found difficult about
the Psalm - that you might argue or disagree
with?

12. Psalm 146
Praise the Lord.[a]
Praise the Lord, my soul.
2 I will praise the Lord all my
life;
I will sing praise to my God
as long as I live.

13. Psalm 146
Praise the Lord.[a]
Praise the Lord, my soul.
2 I will praise the Lord all my
life;
I will sing praise to my God
as long as I live.
Why should we praise
God?
How do you most
enjoy praising God?

14. Psalm 146
Praise the Lord.[a]
Praise the Lord, my soul.
2 I will praise the Lord all my
life;
I will sing praise to my God
as long as I live.
Why should we praise
God?
How do you most
enjoy praising God?
What biblical ways of
praising can you think
of?

15. 3 Do not put your trust in princes,
in human beings, who cannot save.
4 When their spirit departs, they
return to the ground;
on that very day their plans come to
nothing.
5 Blessed are those whose help is the
God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God.

16. 3 Do not put your trust in princes,
in human beings, who cannot save.
4 When their spirit departs, they
return to the ground;
on that very day their plans come to
nothing.
5 Blessed are those whose help is the
God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God.
What else do
you trust in?
Why?

17. 3 Do not put your trust in princes,
in human beings, who cannot save.
4 When their spirit departs, they
return to the ground;
on that very day their plans come to
nothing.
5 Blessed are those whose help is the
God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God.
What else do
you trust in?
Why?
What is the
connection of
trust/help and
hope? (v3,5)

19. 5 Blessed are those whose help is
the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their
God.
6 He is the Maker of heaven and
earth,
the sea, and everything in them—
he remains faithful forever.

20. 5 Blessed are those whose help is
the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their
God.
6 He is the Maker of heaven and
earth,
the sea, and everything in them—
he remains faithful forever.
Choose 3 words
that best describe
your knowledge
and experience of
God.

21. 5 Blessed are those whose help is
the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their
God.
6 He is the Maker of heaven and
earth,
the sea, and everything in them—
he remains faithful forever.
Choose 3 words
that best describe
your knowledge
and experience of
God.
What words do you
think the Bible uses
most often in
speaking about God?

22. 7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed
and gives food to the hungry. The Lord
sets prisoners free,
8 the Lord gives sight to the blind,
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed
down,
the Lord loves the righteous.
9 The Lord watches over the foreigner
and sustains the fatherless and the
widow,
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

23. What does God
do?
7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed
and gives food to the hungry. The Lord
sets prisoners free,
8 the Lord gives sight to the blind,
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed
down,
the Lord loves the righteous.
9 The Lord watches over the foreigner
and sustains the fatherless and the
widow,
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

24. 7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed
and gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets prisoners free,
8 the Lord gives sight to the blind,
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed
down,
the Lord loves the righteous.
9 The Lord watches over the foreigner
and sustains the fatherless and the
widow,
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
What does God
do?

25. 7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed
and gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets prisoners free,
8 the Lord gives sight to the blind,
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed
down,
the Lord loves the righteous.
9 The Lord watches over the foreigner
and sustains the fatherless and the
widow,
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
What does God
do?
How does God
do those things
today?

26. 7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed
and gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets prisoners free,
8 the Lord gives sight to the blind,
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed
down,
the Lord loves the righteous.
9 The Lord watches over the foreigner
and sustains the fatherless and the
widow,
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
What does God
do?
How does God
do those things
today?
How has God
done these
things in your,
or other
peoples, lives?

28. 10 The Lord reigns forever,
your God, O Zion, for all
generations.
Praise the Lord.

29. 10 The Lord reigns forever,
your God, O Zion, for all
generations.
Praise the Lord.
What is the
significance of this
final verse?

30. 10 The Lord reigns forever,
your God, O Zion, for all
generations.
Praise the Lord.
What is the
significance of this
final verse?
Why does the Psalm
finish with a
repetition of the call
to praise?