Psalm 73

1. Why had the Psalmist come close to stumbling (vs. 3)?

Are you ever envious of the prosperity of wicked/evil/bad people, and why?

2. How did the Psalmist view the wicked at first (vss. 3-12)?

a. vs. 3

b. vs. 4

c. vs. 5

d. vs. 6

e. vs. 7

f. vs. 8

g. vs. 9

h. vs. 10

i. vs. 11

j. vs. 12

3. How did the Psalmist view himself as to being pure (vss. 13, 14)?

Do you ever feel cheated by God because you’ve lived an obedient Christian life for the most part, yet aren’t being blessed with prosperity like the wicked seem to be, and, in fact, you’re even going through rough times financially?

4. What changed the Psalmist’s thinking (vss. 16, 17)?

5. How does the Psalmist finally view the wicked (vss. 18, 19, 27)?

6. Why did the Psalmist have a distorted view (vss. 21, 22)?

Do you ever have a distorted view of life/events/circumstances, and why?

7. What was God’s relationship to him in spite of this condition (vss. 23, 24)?

How do you view God’s relationship to you, and why?

8. How does the Psalmist’s attitude and perspective change as a result (vss. 25-28)?

Is God all you desire on earth? If so, why? If not, what else do you desire, and why?

9. How do you view the seemingly, successful non-Christian? Why?

What is your attitude toward being like the successful (seemingly) non-Christian, and why?

What will it take to make you not envious of the affluent pagan?

What advice would you give to a Christian who was caught up with the Psalmist’s original perspective in verse 3, and why that particular advice?