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Psalms 128 · Grade 5

Ordinary Life Under God's Blessing

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Psalm 128 is titled A Song of Ascents and names no author. It follows Psalm 127, which said that Yahweh builds the house, and shows what that blessed house looks like. Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways. The fear of Yahweh is reverent trust that shapes behavior; it is the root of wisdom in Proverbs.

The blessings are everyday ones. You will eat the labor of your hands, the opposite of work stolen or wasted. Your wife will be as a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of your house, your children like olive shoots around your table. Vines and olives were two of Israel's most valued plants, giving wine and oil. The family table becomes a picture of God's goodness.

The final blessing comes out of Zion, from God's presence in Jerusalem, and extends to the next generations: may you see your children's children. The individual home and the whole nation belong together, so the psalm ends, Peace be upon Israel. In the New Testament, Paul says that godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now and of that which is to come (1 Timothy 4:8).

Show What You Know

  1. How does Psalm 128 relate to Psalm 127?

  2. Why are vines and olives meaningful pictures?

  3. From where does the final blessing come?

  4. Which New Testament verse speaks of godliness having promise for this life and the next?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Who ____ in his ways.
  2. ____ is everyone who fears Yahweh.

Down

  1. Who walks in his ____.
  2. Your children like ____ shoots around your table.
  3. Your ____ like olive shoots around your table.

Think About It

  1. The family table is a picture of God's goodness. How can your family's meals become times of thankfulness?

  2. The blessing reaches children's children. How can you pass faith on to the next generation?

Memory Verse

“Behold, this is how the man who fears Yahweh is blessed.”

Psalms 128:4 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for blessing my family. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • The psalm finds joy in simple blessings at home. How can being content with daily gifts guard you from envy?
  • How can you be a good example for the younger kids in your life?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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