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Psalms 52 · Grade 5

Rooted in God's House

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The title of Psalm 52 links it to the time when Doeg the Edomite told Saul, David has come to Ahimelech's house. The psalm addresses a mighty man who boasts of mischief. He loves all devouring words, lying rather than speaking the truth.

David answers the boaster with God's character: God's loving kindness endures continually. The man who uprooted others will himself be rooted out of the land of the living. His failure is named plainly: he didn't make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

The psalm turns with the words But as for me. David pictures himself as a green olive tree in God's house, planted where God is. Olive trees grow slowly, live for generations and keep bearing fruit. The contrast is between a man uprooted by his own pride and a man rooted in God's love. David ends by promising thanks and hope in God's good name.

Show What You Know

  1. What does the boaster love, according to the psalm?

  2. What reversal happens to the boaster?

  3. What phrase marks David's turn?

  4. What contrast does the olive tree picture make?

Crossword

34125

Across

  1. David has come to Ahimelech’s ____.
  2. I ____ in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.
  3. I am like a green ____ tree in God’s house.

Down

  1. Your ____ plots destruction.
  2. I am like a green olive ____ in God’s house.

Think About It

  1. The boaster trusted in his riches. How can money or things pull a heart away from trusting God?

  2. What helps you stay planted in God's house like a green olive tree?

Memory Verse

“But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.”

Psalms 52:8 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for your loving kindness. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you stay humble when you do well?
  • What helps you stay steady in your walk with God?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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