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Psalms 139 · Grade 5

The God Who Knows, Is Present, and Creates

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Psalm 139 is titled For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. It moves through three great truths about God. First, God knows everything: Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know me. He knows David's sitting down and rising up, his thoughts from afar, and every word before it is spoken. David responds with wonder: This knowledge is beyond me. It's lofty. I can't attain it.

Second, God is present everywhere. Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence? If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there! Even the darkness is like light to God. For David this is comfort, not threat: even there your hand will lead me.

Third, God is the Creator of each person. You knit me together in my mother's womb. I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your eyes saw my body. In your book they were all written, the days that were ordained for me. David then speaks strongly about God's enemies, showing that he sides with God against evil. But he turns that searching light on himself: Search me, God, and know my heart. In the New Testament, Paul writes that God has known those who love him (1 Corinthians 8:3).

Show What You Know

  1. What three truths about God does the psalm teach?

  2. Why is God's presence comfort rather than threat for David?

  3. What did God's eyes see and write?

  4. How does David turn the searching light on himself?

Crossword

3214

Across

  1. Where could I go from your ____.
  2. You ____ my sitting down and my rising up.

Down

  1. The ____ around me will be night.
  2. Even the ____ doesn’t hide from you.
  3. You have ____ me.

Think About It

  1. David found comfort, not fear, in God's presence everywhere. Where do you most need to remember God is with you?

  2. David asked God to search his heart. What would it mean for you to pray that prayer honestly?

Memory Verse

“I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.”

Psalms 139:14 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for knowing me and making me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does it help you that God has a plan for your life?
  • How does 1 Corinthians 8:3 connect to Psalm 139?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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