FOCUS TEXT: Psalms 71:1-5; 130:1-8

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Psalms 37:1-7; 71:1-24; 103:1-22; Lamentations 3:55-59

DEVOTIONAL READING: Psalm 113:1-9

KEY VERSE: For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth (Psalm 71:5).

CENTRAL TRUTH: God's merciful nature extends help to those who seek Him.

OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to identify ways in which God shows His mercy to man.

LESSON OUTLINE:
I. Trusting in God (Psalm 71:1-5)
II. The Sinner's Cry (Psalm 130:1-3)
III. The Hope for Forgiveness (Psalm 130:4-6)
IV. The Mercy of God (Psalm 130:7, 8)