Psalms 27 · Grade 5

Seek His Face and Wait

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Read and Think

Psalm 27's title says it is By David. It holds two moods side by side: fearless confidence and earnest prayer. It opens with two questions that expect the answer no one: Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? When evildoers came against him, they stumbled and fell. Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear.

At the center is David's single desire: One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in Yahweh's house all the days of my life, to see Yahweh's beauty, and to inquire in his temple. His greatest longing is not safety but God himself. Yet safety follows, since in the day of trouble God will keep him secretly in his pavilion and lift him up on a rock.

The second half sounds different. David pleads, Hear, Yahweh, when I cry with my voice. He recalls God's invitation and his reply: When you said, Seek my face, my heart said to you, I will seek your face, Yahweh. He asks God not to hide his face, and he trusts that even if his father and mother forsake him, Yahweh will take him up. False witnesses rise against him, but he is confident: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living. The final verse speaks to the reader: Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.

Show What You Know

What two moods does Psalm 27 hold?
What is David's single desire?
What does David say his heart answered God's invitation?
What is David confident he will see?

Crossword

Across

Of whom shall I be ____.
To see Yahweh’s ____.
Yahweh is the ____ of my life.

Down

Yahweh is my ____ and my salvation.
And to inquire in his ____.

Think About It

Psalm 27 says to wait for Yahweh. Why is waiting on God sometimes hard, and how can you be strong while you wait?
God invites us to seek his face. What are practical ways you can seek God's face this week?

Memory Verse

“One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in Yahweh’s house all the days of my life, to see Yahweh’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple.”

Psalms 27:4 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my light. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

David told himself to be strong and let his heart take courage. How can you speak truth to your own heart when you are discouraged?
Who could you encourage who is going through a scary time?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?