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Psalms 121 · Grade 5

The God Who Keeps

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Psalm 121 is titled A Song of Ascents and names no author. The psalm begins with a question many people ask in trouble: I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from? The answer points beyond the hills to the one who made them: My help comes from Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.

The Hebrew word for keep appears six times in eight verses. God keeps his people with constant attention: he will not allow your foot to be moved; he will neither slumber nor sleep. Unlike the gods of the nations, who were imagined as sleeping, Yahweh is always awake. Yahweh is your shade on your right hand. Shade on the right hand pictures a protector standing close beside you.

The psalm widens from one step to a whole life. Yahweh will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul. Yahweh will keep your going out and your coming in, from this time forward, and forever more. This does not promise a life with no trouble, but it promises that God's care never stops. In the New Testament, Jesus says that no one can snatch his sheep out of his hand (John 10:28).

Show What You Know

  1. Why does the answer point beyond the hills?

  2. How many times does the word keep appear?

  3. What does shade on your right hand picture?

  4. What does the psalm promise, and what does it not promise?

Crossword

4231

Across

  1. Who made ____ and earth.
  2. Where does my ____ come from.

Down

  1. I will lift up my eyes to the ____.
  2. Who made heaven and ____.
  3. Yahweh will ____ you from all evil.

Think About It

  1. God's care never stops, even in trouble. How does that change the way you face hard days?

  2. In the New Testament, Jesus says no one will snatch his sheep out of his hand (John 10:28). How does that promise comfort you?

Memory Verse

“My help comes from Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.”

Psalms 121:2 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for keeping me day and night. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • The singer found help from the Maker of heaven and earth. How does God's creative power deepen your trust?
  • How does John 10:28 connect to Psalm 121?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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