“When the foundations are being destroyed,
    what can the righteous do?” Psalm 11:3

What do you think?

In the Lord I take refuge.
    How then can you say to me:
    “Flee like a bird to your mountain.
² For look, the wicked bend their bows;
    they set their arrows against the strings
to shoot from the shadows
    at the upright in heart. Psalm 11:1,2

Have you ever felt intimidated by circumstances? How did you overcome it?

In the Lord I take refuge.
    How then can you say to me:
    “Flee like a bird to your mountain. Psalm 11:1

What do you do when people around you encourage you to give up? Is it different from what you think you should do?

You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;
    you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
¹⁸ defending the fatherless and the oppressed,
    so that mere earthly mortals 
    will never again strike terror.Psalm 10:17,18

In your understanding when will God answer the prayer at the end of this Psalm? What do you see as the hold up?

You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;
    you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
¹⁸ defending the fatherless and the oppressed,
    so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror. Psalm 10:17,18

What are some practical things that show defense of the fatherless and oppressed?

You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;
    you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
¹⁸ defending the fatherless and the oppressed,
    so that mere earthly mortals
    will never again strike terror. Psalm 10:17,18

On this Father’s Day what role do you see the church playing in defending the Fatherless?

The Lord is King for ever and ever;
    the nations will perish from his land. Psalm 10:16

How does it make you feel to know that all nations even ours come with an end date?

But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted;
    you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you;
    you are the helper of the fatherless.
¹⁵ Break the arm of the wicked man;
    call the evildoer to account for his wickedness
    that would not otherwise be found out. Psalm 10:14,15

These verses indicate God knows even the things that we keep secret from others. How does that make you feel?

But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted;
    you consider their grief and take it in hand. Psalm 10:14

What are some ways you have seen God take the grief of the afflicted in hand?

Arise, Lord! Lift up your hand, O God.
    Do not forget the helpless.
¹³ Why does the wicked man revile God?
    Why does he say to himself,
    “He won’t call me to account”? Psalm 10:12,13

Why do the wicked think that they will get away with wickedness?