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Psalms 50 · Grade 4

What God Really Wants

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Read and Think

Psalm 50's title says it is A Psalm by Asaph. It is like a courtroom scene. The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, speaks, and calls the earth from sunrise to sunset. He calls the heavens and the earth to witness as he judges his people. God says he is not scolding them for their sacrifices. But he doesn't need them: I have no need for a bull from your stall. For every animal of the forest is mine, and the livestock on a thousand hills. If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is mine.

Instead, God tells them what he truly wants: Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High. Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me. Then God speaks to the wicked who recite his laws but hate instruction and speak against their own brothers. In the New Testament, Hebrews says to offer God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that give thanks to his name (Hebrews 13:15).

Show What You Know

  1. What is Psalm 50 like?

  2. Why doesn't God need animal sacrifices?

  3. What three things does God tell his people to do in verses 14 and 15?

  4. In the New Testament, what sacrifice does Hebrews say to offer?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

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  1. The One, God, Yahweh, speaks, and calls the earth from sunrise to sunset.
  2. He calls the heavens and the to witness as he judges his people.
  3. says he is not scolding them for their sacrifices.
  4. For every of the forest is mine, and the livestock on a thousand hills.
  5. Call on me in the day of .

Think About It

  1. God owns everything, yet he wants our thanks. What are three things you can thank God for today?

  2. God says, Call on me in the day of trouble. What trouble could you bring to God in prayer?

Memory Verse

“Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High.”

Psalms 50:14 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for owning everything and caring for me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does knowing all things are God's shape your giving?
  • God rebuked people who joined with thieves. How can you stand apart from friends who do wrong?

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