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Psalms 14 · Grade 4

The Fool and the Seeker

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Psalm 14's title says it is for the Chief Musician and is by David. It opens with a sad sentence: The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. In the Bible, a fool is not someone who is unintelligent but someone who lives as if God does not matter. Such people are corrupt and have done abominable deeds.

Then Yahweh looks down from heaven on the children of men to see if any understood and sought after God. The answer is hard: They have all gone aside. There is no one who does good, no, not one. In the New Testament, Paul uses these words to show that all people need God's grace (Romans 3:10-12). Yet the psalm ends with hope. God is in the generation of the righteous, Yahweh is the refuge of the poor, and David longs for salvation to come out of Zion.

Show What You Know

  1. What does fool mean in the Bible?

  2. What did Yahweh look for from heaven?

  3. Which New Testament book uses these words?

  4. What hope does the psalm end with?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

refugeheavenGodgoodfool
  1. It opens with a sad sentence: The has said in his heart, There is no God.
  2. In the Bible, a fool is not someone who is unintelligent but someone who lives as if does not matter.
  3. Then Yahweh looks down from on the children of men to see if any understood and sought after God.
  4. There is no one who does , no, not one.
  5. God is in the generation of the righteous, Yahweh is the of the poor, and David longs for salvation to come out of Zion.

Think About It

  1. Yahweh looks for people who seek after him. What are some ways you can seek God?

  2. Verse 3 says no one does good all the time. Why is it good news that God is a refuge?

Memory Verse

“Yahweh looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God.”

Psalms 14:2 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for looking after me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Psalm 14 says evildoers eat up God's people like bread. How can you protect people who are treated badly?
  • Who could you show that God is real by how you act?

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