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Psalms 102 · Grade 3

A Prayer When You Feel Weak

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Read the Story

Psalm 102 is titled a Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed. He pours out his complaint to Yahweh. He asks God not to hide his face from him.

The singer feels weak. His days are like smoke. He says he is like a pelican in the wilderness and an owl in the waste places. He feels like a sparrow alone on the roof.

Then he turns to God. Yahweh will remain forever. God will have mercy on Zion. He hears the prayer of the destitute. Long ago God laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens will wear out like clothes, but God is the same.

Memory Verse

“But you, Yahweh, will remain forever; your renown endures to all generations.”

Psalms 102:12 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Who is this prayer for, according to the title?

  2. What three birds does the singer compare himself to?

  3. What does he ask God not to hide?

  4. Whose prayer does God hear?

  5. What will wear out like clothes?

God Hears the Needy

Write what happened in each box.

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Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

CHILDRENOYFOREVERBDESTITUTENMGCVRAHWROYREFFEKZPEHYFOAHILAHVBHRLOPRPRAYERNFSOWNAYB
  • DESTITUTE
  • CHILDREN
  • FOREVER
  • PRAYER
  • YEARS
  • HEAR
  • ZION

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing my prayer. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why can it help to tell God how you feel?
  • What does it mean that God stays the same?

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