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Psalms 116 · Grade 5

The Cup of Salvation

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Read and Think

Psalm 116 has no title and names no author. The psalm opens with a reason for love: I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice. Prayer answered becomes love returned.

The singer recalls a near-death crisis: the cords of death surrounded him and the pains of Sheol got hold of him. He prayed a short, desperate prayer, and God rescued him. He says God delivered his soul from death, his eyes from tears, and his feet from falling. He admits that in his haste he said all people are liars, but he learned that God is gracious, righteous, and merciful. In the New Testament, Paul quotes verse 10, I believed, therefore I said, to show that faith speaks out (2 Corinthians 4:13).

The singer's question, What will I give to Yahweh for all his benefits toward me? has a surprising answer: he will take, not give. He will take the cup of salvation and call on Yahweh's name. Grateful people receive God's gifts and then worship publicly, keeping their vows in the courts of Yahweh's house. He calls himself God's servant, whom God has freed from his chains.

Show What You Know

  1. What does the singer say he will take?

  2. From what three things did God deliver the singer?

  3. How does Paul use verse 10?

  4. What is surprising about the singer's answer to what he will give God?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Return to your ____.
  2. Our God is ____.
  3. Because he listens to my ____.
  4. For you have delivered my ____ from death.

Down

  1. Yahweh is ____ and righteous.

Think About It

  1. The singer's first response to God's gifts is to receive them. How can you receive God's grace with thanks instead of trying to earn it?

  2. The singer kept his promises in front of God's people. How can you thank God publicly with others?

Memory Verse

“I will take the cup of salvation, and call on Yahweh’s name.”

Psalms 116:13 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing my voice. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • The singer called himself God's servant whose bonds God loosed. How does God's freeing you shape your service?
  • How can you keep a promise you made to God?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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