Songs for Summer | July 20, 2025
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Psalm 119 - Affliction
50 This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word.
71 It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes.
75 I know, O LORD, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
92 If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
107 I am severely afflicted; give me life, O LORD, according to your word!
153 Look on my affliction and deliver me, for I do not forget your law.
Talk Sheet Questions
What do you think of when you think of the word affliction? What qualifies as an affliction? Are there various kinds of affliction?
Has God’s word ever been a comfort to you in your affliction? (50 & 92)Explain.
Have you ever had an affliction that helped you understand God’s word? (67 & 71) Explain.
Do you think God afflicts people? Why or why not? (75) Can God be righteous and still afflict people?
What should someone expect when they call out to God in their affliction? Is there a way God typically works by which he “gives life” according to his word? (107)
Prayer
Pray for comfort, endurance, and learning when you are afflicted.