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Psalms 71 · Grade 5

Declaring God to the Next Generation

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Read and Think

Psalm 71 has no title, and it does not name its writer. Its opening verses echo Psalm 31. The voice is that of an older believer: You are my hope, Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth. I have relied on you from the womb. God's faithfulness is the thread that runs through a whole life.

Age brings new fears. Don't reject me in my old age. Don't forsake me when my strength fails. Enemies see his weakness and conclude, God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him. The singer answers with a quiet decision: But I will always hope, and will add to all of your praise. He admits he does not know the full measure of God's salvation, but he will tell of it all day.

His deepest desire is to pass faith on. Even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don't forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come. The God who showed him bitter troubles will bring him up again. The psalm ends with harp and lyre and lips shouting for joy.

Show What You Know

  1. What runs like a thread through the singer's life?

  2. What conclusion do the enemies draw from his weakness?

  3. What does the singer admit about God's salvation?

  4. What is his deepest desire in old age?

Crossword

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Across

  1. You have taught me from my ____.
  2. Don’t reject me in my ____ age.

Down

  1. You have ____ me from my youth.
  2. For you are my ____ and my fortress.
  3. For you are my ____.

Think About It

  1. How can older and younger believers help each other trust God?

  2. What story of God's faithfulness would you want to pass on someday?

Memory Verse

“Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don’t forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.”

Psalms 71:18 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being with me all my life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who in your family could you ask how God has helped them?
  • Which experience of God's care would you want your future children to hear?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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