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Psalms 89 · Grade 5

Where Are Your Former Loving Kindnesses?

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The title of Psalm 89 names Ethan, the Ezrahite, as its writer, and the psalm closes Book III of the Psalter. Its first half is a hymn. I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. Ethan praises God's faithfulness in the heavens and his power over the sea. You have broken Rahab in pieces, a poetic name for the forces of chaos. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.

The second section retells the covenant with David from 2 Samuel 7. God promises, I will establish your offspring forever. Even if his children forsake my law, God says, I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered. Once I have sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David. His throne would endure like the sun and the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.

The final section is a lament that seems to contradict everything before it. You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust. The king's line has been humbled, perhaps at the exile. Ethan asks, Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses? The tension is left open, yet the book closes with a doxology. Christians see the answer in Jesus, the Son of David, whose kingdom has no end (Luke 1:32-33).

Show What You Know

  1. What does Rahab mean in verse 10?

  2. What earlier passage does the covenant section retell?

  3. What seems to contradict God's promise?

  4. Where do Christians see the answer to Ethan's question?

Crossword

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Across

  1. The ____ witness in the sky.
  2. Which you swore to ____ in your faithfulness.
  3. I will ____ of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever.

Down

  1. And build up your ____ to all generations.
  2. ____ kindness and truth go before your face.

Think About It

  1. How can we hold on to God's promises when circumstances seem to deny them?

  2. Why might God let a promise look broken before showing how he keeps it?

Memory Verse

“I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.”

Psalms 89:34 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for keeping your promises. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you still praise God when you are waiting?
  • Ethan asked God to remember how short life is. How does honesty about your weakness shape your prayers?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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