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Psalms 6 · Grade 5

Yahweh Has Heard

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Psalm 6's title reads: For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, upon the eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm by David. Believers have long counted it among the penitential psalms, prayers of sorrow and repentance. David asks God not to rebuke or discipline him in wrath. He does not argue that he deserves nothing; he asks for mercy.

David's whole person is in anguish. His bones are troubled, his soul is in great anguish, and he cries, How long? He appeals to God's loving kindness, God's faithful covenant love. He reasons that in death there is no memory of God and that in Sheol no one gives God thanks. He is weary, and every night he floods his bed with tears.

The turn comes suddenly in verse 8. David tells the workers of iniquity to depart, because Yahweh has heard the voice of his weeping. He repeats the truth: Yahweh has heard my supplication. Yahweh accepts my prayer. The psalm shows that honest lament can lead to confident faith. In the New Testament, Jesus uses words like verse 8 when he tells workers of iniquity to depart from him (Matthew 7:23).

Show What You Know

  1. What have believers long called Psalm 6 and similar psalms?

  2. What does loving kindness mean in this psalm?

  3. Where does the psalm turn?

  4. In the New Testament, where does Jesus use words like verse 8?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Have ____ on me.
  2. And ____ me for your loving kindness.

Down

  1. I drench my couch with my ____.
  2. For Yahweh has heard the voice of my ____.

Think About It

  1. Psalm 6 moves from tears to trust. What can you learn from David about praying when life is hard?

  2. David appealed to God's loving kindness, not his own goodness. How does that change the way you ask God for help?

Memory Verse

“Yahweh has heard my supplication. Yahweh accepts my prayer.”

Psalms 6:9 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing my cries. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • David told evildoers to leave because God heard him. How does confidence that God hears you change how you handle people who hurt you?
  • How can you bring your sad feelings to God?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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