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Psalms 84 · Grade 4

Strength to Strength

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The title of Psalm 84 calls it a Psalm by the sons of Korah, on an instrument of Gath. It is a pilgrim song, sung by people traveling to Jerusalem to worship. How lovely are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies! My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. The singer envies the sparrow and the swallow, who get to nest near God's altars.

Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage. On the way they pass through the valley of Weeping, a dry and sad place, but they make it a place of springs. They go from strength to strength until they appear before God in Zion. Faith turns hard places into places of blessing.

The singer makes a choice. A day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Blessed is the man who trusts in you.

Show What You Know

  1. What is a pilgrim song?

  2. What do the pilgrims do with the valley of Weeping?

  3. How do they travel?

  4. What would the singer rather be than live with the wicked?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

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  1. How are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies!
  2. Blessed are those whose is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.
  3. They go from strength to strength until they appear before in Zion.
  4. A in your courts is better than a thousand.
  5. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Think About It

  1. What makes being with God better than anything else?

  2. How could God turn a sad place in your life into a place of springs?

Memory Verse

“Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.”

Psalms 84:5 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the joy of your house. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does God give you new energy along the way?
  • What humble job would you gladly do for God?

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