Psalms 102 · Grade 4
From Weakness to Hope
Read and Think
Psalm 102 is titled a Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before Yahweh. The title gives no author. The prayer is honest. The singer asks Yahweh to hear him and to answer quickly in the day when he calls.
He describes how he feels. His days consume away like smoke. His heart is blighted like grass, and he forgets to eat his bread. He is like a pelican of the wilderness and like a sparrow that is alone on the housetop. His days are like a long shadow.
At verse 12 the prayer turns: But you, Yahweh, will remain forever. God will arise and have mercy on Zion. He looks down from heaven to hear the groans of the prisoner. The singer remembers that God laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens will wear out like a garment, but God is the same, and his years will have no end.
Show What You Know
What does the title say about the person praying?
What is his heart compared to?
Where does the prayer turn toward hope?
What does God look down from heaven to hear?
Word Bank Fill-In
Use the word bank to fill in each blank.
- Psalm 102 is titled a of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before Yahweh.
- The singer asks Yahweh to him and to answer quickly in the day when he calls.
- At verse 12 the prayer turns: But you, Yahweh, will remain .
- God will arise and have mercy on .
- The singer remembers that laid the foundation of the earth.
Think About It
The singer told God honestly how he felt. What can you tell God about your feelings today?
God is the same forever. How does that help when things around you change?
Memory Verse
“But you are the same. Your years will have no end.”
Psalms 102:27 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for hearing my prayer. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- How can your hard times lead you to hope in God?
- Whose prayer does God not despise?
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