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Psalms 74 · Grade 5

Yet God Is My King

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The title calls Psalm 74 a contemplation by Asaph. It mourns the ruin of God's sanctuary. Enemies smashed the carved work, set the sanctuary on fire and burned the meeting places of God in the land. Worst of all was the silence: We see no miraculous signs. There is no longer any prophet.

The turning point is the word Yet. Yet God is my King of old, working salvation throughout the earth. The singer recalls creation and the exodus in poetic language: God divided the sea, broke the heads of the sea monsters, and cut open springs and streams. In the ancient world, the sea and its monsters were pictures of chaos; the psalm declares that God is master over all of it.

The singer's argument is that the God who set the boundaries of the earth and made summer and winter is able to act now. So he prays boldly: Remember your covenant. Don't let the oppressed return ashamed. Let the poor and needy praise your name. Arise, God! Plead your own cause. Lament becomes a way of holding God to his own promises.

Show What You Know

  1. What did the enemies do to the sanctuary?

  2. What was the worst part of the people's suffering?

  3. What did the sea and sea monsters picture in the ancient world?

  4. How does lament hold God to his promises?

Crossword

1243

Across

  1. Why does your anger smolder against the ____ of your pasture.
  2. Remember how the foolish man mocks you all ____.
  3. Yet God is my ____ of old.

Down

  1. Working ____ throughout the earth.
  2. Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your ____.

Think About It

  1. Why might God's silence be harder than trouble itself?

  2. How can remembering creation help you trust God in hard times?

Memory Verse

“You have set all the boundaries of the earth. You have made summer and winter.”

Psalms 74:17 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making day and night. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can we pray when we feel forgotten?
  • How can you remind yourself of God's promises when life looks ruined?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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