A Psalm of Prayer and Praise

Title

A Psalm of Prayer and Praise

Series

God Who Hears | Week 8

Speaker

Rob Hall

When we do not know what to pray, the Psalms gives us language to speak back to God. Pastor Rob reminds us that the entire book of Psalms is rich with prayers for all seasons of life-joy, gratitude, need, grief, and many more. Turn to God’s gift of the Psalms to form your praise and prayers. This week, focus on one word, verse, or chapter from the Psalms to pray through intentionally.

Discussion Questions:

Warm up

●  Learning how to pray can feel pretty awkward and hard to find the proper words at times. How did you learn how to pray? Did you copy anyone? Where did your commonly used phrases in prayer come from?
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Reflect on the Message

●  Pastor Rob preaches on Praying the Psalms. What does it mean to pray the Psalms and why should we do it?
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Scripture Engagement

●  Psalm 119 ends in a prayer and can be read in verses 169 to 176. How does the writer of the Psalms prayer evolve in this passage? How does that compare to your prayers when you're in desperation?
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Personal Connection: In most of Psalm 119, the writer talks about the greatness of God's word and how much the writer loves it. Rob adds that if you're not in the word regularly, then you will starve your spirituality.

● Reflect upon how much you love His word, how much you read the Bible, and how that affects your spiritual life. Share with the group your reflections.
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Practical Application

Pastor Rob shows us how to Pray the Psalms. Let's practice with the sermon's passage again.

●  Read Psalm 119:169-170 (NLT), find words or phrases that stuck to you, and pray for 30 seconds

●  Read Psalm 119:171-172 (NLT), find words or phrases that stuck to you, and pray for 30 seconds

●  Read Psalm 119:173-175 (NLT), find words or phrases that stuck to you, and pray for 30 seconds

●  Read Psalm 119:176(NLT), find words or phrases that stuck to you, and pray for 30 seconds

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Group Prayer Time

●  Now that our sermon series on Old Testament prayers is concluding, what has stuck out to you the most and what will you apply to your prayer life going forward?

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Resource: "Praying the Psalms"

Use this list of Psalms as a prayer for when....

  • you need to be still or focused on God
  • you're hurting or grieving
  • you need forgiveness or renewal
  • you're grateful or joyful
  • you feel afraid or under attack
  • you're struggling or repentant
  • you want to worship
  • you're leading other in prayer or worship

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Date

10/2025

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