1. What is the Davidic covenant (See 2 Sam 7, 2 Sam 23:5) ? Why is it important? How does it compare with the Abraham and Sinai covenants?

2.  What elements of "royal ideology" do you find in Ps. 2, Ps 72, and Ps. 110?  How is the relationship between the king and God described?  What roles is the king supposed to play?  What is the relationship between the king and "Zion"?

Zion Psalms 46, 48, 76, 87, 122, 137

1.  What are the characteristics of Zion in these Psalms?  How is God associated with Jerusalem/Zion/Salem?  How is the king associated with Zion?

2. What elements of the significance of Zion emerge from these Psalms?