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Psalms 124 · Grade 5

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Read and Think

Psalm 124 is titled A Song of Ascents. By David. It is a song of corporate thanksgiving: let Israel now say. The first five verses use a hypothetical, if it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, to make the people feel how close they came to disaster. Remembering what could have happened makes gratitude deeper.

Two images describe the danger. First, enemies would have swallowed them up alive. Second, the waters would have overwhelmed them, and the proud waters would have gone over their soul. Both pictures show danger beyond human strength.

Then the psalm turns to praise. Blessed be Yahweh, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth. A new picture appears: a small bird caught in a hunter's net, helpless until the snare is broken. The escape is God's work, not the bird's. The final verse became a well-known confession in Christian worship: Our help is in Yahweh's name, who made heaven and earth.

Show What You Know

  1. What is a corporate thanksgiving?

  2. Why does the psalm use if it had not been?

  3. What would the proud waters have done?

  4. What does the escaped bird show about salvation?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Our soul has ____ like a bird out of the fowler’s snare.
  2. Our ____ is in Yahweh’s name.

Down

  1. Then the ____ would have overwhelmed us.
  2. Our soul has escaped like a ____ out of the fowler’s snare.
  3. Our help is in Yahweh’s ____.

Think About It

  1. Imagining life without God's help can deepen thankfulness. What danger has God kept you from?

  2. Our help is in Yahweh's name. How can you say that truth with others this week?

Memory Verse

“Our help is in Yahweh’s name, who made heaven and earth.”

Psalms 124:8 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being on our side. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who broke the snare in the psalm?
  • How can you tell others what God has done for you?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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