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Psalms 60 · Grade 4

Help from God Alone

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The title of Psalm 60 calls it a teaching poem by David. The title connects it to the time when he fought with Aram Naharaim and Aram Zobah, and Joab killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt. Yet the psalm begins with defeat: God, you have rejected us. You have broken us down.

The people feel the land shaking under them. They ask God to mend its fractures. Still they remember that God has given a banner to those who fear him. A banner was a flag that soldiers rallied around, a sign that God had not forgotten them.

Then God speaks from his sanctuary, naming the lands of Israel as his own: Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. Judah is my scepter. Even enemy lands are under his rule. The people respond, Give us help against the adversary, for the help of man is vain. Through God we will do valiantly.

Show What You Know

  1. How does the psalm begin, even though the title mentions victory?

  2. What did a banner mean for soldiers?

  3. What does God say from his sanctuary?

  4. Why do the people ask God for help instead of man?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

Godbannerhelpvaliantly
  1. Yet the psalm begins with defeat: , you have rejected us.
  2. Still they remember that God has given a to those who fear him.
  3. The people respond, Give us against the adversary, for the help of man is vain.
  4. Through God we will do .

Think About It

  1. Have you ever felt like God was far away? What did you do?

  2. What does it mean to do something valiantly through God?

Memory Verse

“Give us help against the adversary, for the help of man is vain.”

Psalms 60:11 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for helping your people. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can feeling far from God lead to prayer?
  • What does God claim as his?

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