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Psalms 84 · Grade 5

A Sun and a Shield

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The title says The title of Psalm 84 names the sons of Korah, a Levite family who served in the temple. It is a song of longing for God's presence. How lovely are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies! My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Even small birds, the sparrow and the swallow, have found a home near God's altars.

The middle of the psalm describes pilgrims on the road to Zion. Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage. The valley of Weeping may have been a real dry valley, but its name also describes seasons of grief. Pilgrims who trust God make it a place of springs, and autumn rains cover it with blessings. They go from strength to strength.

The psalm's best-known line compares time and place. For 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. The reason is God's character: Yahweh God is a sun and a shield, giving light and protection. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

Show What You Know

  1. Who were the sons of Korah?

  2. What can the valley of Weeping describe besides a place?

  3. What does it mean that one day in God's courts is better than a thousand?

  4. What do sun and shield picture?

Crossword

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Across

  1. The sparrow has found a ____.
  2. Blessed are those who dwell in your ____.

Down

  1. The ____ has found a home.
  2. Blessed are those whose ____ is in you.
  3. How ____ are your dwellings.

Think About It

  1. What does it mean for your heart to be set on a pilgrimage toward God?

  2. How is God like a sun and a shield in your life?

Memory Verse

“For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.”

Psalms 84:11 (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.

  • The singer longed for God's courts until he fainted. What would it look like for you to long for God that much?
  • What good thing has God given you?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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