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Psalms 116 · Preschool

God Listens to Me

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Color the ear and the heart. God listens when we pray!

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy.”

Psalms 116:1 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God hears us when we talk to him. Let's whisper a prayer. God can hear even a whisper!

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Psalms 116 · Kindergarten

God Hears

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

LOVE
HEARS
CALL
CUP
I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy.

Psalms 116:1 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

LOVE
CALL
HEARS
CUP

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw yourself calling on God.

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Can you tell God you love Him?
  • What did the singer do in trouble?

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Psalms 116 · Grade 1

He Turned His Ear

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

LOVE
VOICE
CUP
THANKS
I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy.

Psalms 116:1 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

I love Yahweh.
I called on Yahweh's name.
I was brought low, and he saved me.
I will take the cup of salvation.
I will pay my vows in front of all his people.

I Love Yahweh

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

Yahweh is gracious and righteous

I will take the cup of salvation

Therefore I will call on him as long as I live

I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice

Draw yourself calling on God.

Memory Verse

“I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy.”

Psalms 116:1 (WEB)

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What can you thank God for today?
  • Does God hear a whisper prayer?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Psalms 116 · Grade 2

I Love God

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Read the Story

Psalm 116 begins, I love Yahweh. The singer loves God because God listened to him.

The singer was in big trouble. He was sad and scared. He called to Yahweh and asked for help. God saved him! Now he wants to thank God. He says he will call on God as long as he lives. He will thank God in front of all of God's people.

Memory Verse

“I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy.”

Psalms 116:1 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. Why does the singer love Yahweh?

  2. How did the singer feel in his trouble?

    Sad and scaredHe called to YahwehGod saved him

  3. What did he do when he was in trouble?

    As long as he livesHe called to YahwehSad and scared

  4. What did God do?

    As long as he livesGod saved himSad and scared

  5. How long will he call on God?

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

PERESTYDEMERCIFULWLCUPMULCOJOYFGBPDSGGRACIOUSRELOVECUBAETSOULTLEDTGWWOLTVOICEGLBH
  • GRACIOUS
  • MERCIFUL
  • VOICE
  • LOVE
  • SOUL
  • REST
  • CUP

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • The singer promised to keep talking to God. When can you talk to God?
  • When can you ask God for help?

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Psalms 116 · Grade 3

What Will I Give to God?

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Read the Story

Psalm 116 has no title. It begins, I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice. Because God turned his ear to him, the singer will call on him as long as he lives.

The singer was in great danger. He found trouble and sorrow. Then he called on Yahweh's name: deliver my soul. Yahweh is gracious and righteous. I was brought low, and he saved me.

Now the singer asks a question: What will I give to Yahweh for all his benefits toward me? He answers: I will take the cup of salvation, and call on Yahweh's name. He will keep his promises to God in front of all God's people.

Memory Verse

“What will I give to Yahweh for all his benefits toward me?”

Psalms 116:12 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. How long will the singer call on God?

  2. What did he find in his danger?

  3. What two words describe Yahweh in verse 5?

  4. What question does the singer ask?

  5. What cup will he take?

I Love Yahweh

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

SGAPPSHPIOMRFSFJVRUWEACUPLELLFRCFJDSEOLVCITTTNVTOYIODMPERILBFUMGJLCUWOUSUFGEDSFNL
  • GRACIOUS
  • MERCIFUL
  • VOICE
  • LOVE
  • SOUL
  • REST
  • CUP

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you thank God for his help?
  • How can you show God you love Him back?

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Psalms 116 · Grade 4

Saved and Grateful

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Read and Think

Psalm 116 has no title and names no author. It begins with love: I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy. Because he has turned his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.

The singer describes his danger. The cords of death surrounded him, and he found trouble and sorrow. He called, Yahweh, I beg you, deliver my soul. God answered. Yahweh is gracious and righteous. I was brought low, and he saved me. He tells his soul, Return to your rest, my soul, for Yahweh has dealt bountifully with you.

Then he asks, What will I give to Yahweh for all his benefits toward me? His answer is worship. He will take the cup of salvation and call on Yahweh's name. He will pay his vows to Yahweh in the presence of all his people. He calls himself God's servant, freed from his chains.

Show What You Know

  1. Why does the singer love Yahweh?

  2. What does the singer tell his soul?

  3. What is the singer's answer to what he will give God?

  4. Where will he pay his vows?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

gracioussoulloveGodrest
  1. It begins with : I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy.
  2. He called, Yahweh, I beg you, deliver my .
  3. answered.
  4. Yahweh is and righteous.
  5. He tells his soul, Return to your , my soul, for Yahweh has dealt bountifully with you.

Think About It

  1. The singer loved God because God listened. How has God listened to you?

  2. The singer answered God's goodness with worship. What could you give to God in thanks this week?

Memory Verse

“What will I give to Yahweh for all his benefits toward me?”

Psalms 116:12 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you walk with God after a hard season?
  • The singer said the death of God's saints is precious to Him. How does that change how you view loss?

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Psalms 116 · Grade 5

The Cup of Salvation

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Read and Think

Psalm 116 has no title and names no author. The psalm opens with a reason for love: I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice. Prayer answered becomes love returned.

The singer recalls a near-death crisis: the cords of death surrounded him and the pains of Sheol got hold of him. He prayed a short, desperate prayer, and God rescued him. He says God delivered his soul from death, his eyes from tears, and his feet from falling. He admits that in his haste he said all people are liars, but he learned that God is gracious, righteous, and merciful. In the New Testament, Paul quotes verse 10, I believed, therefore I said, to show that faith speaks out (2 Corinthians 4:13).

The singer's question, What will I give to Yahweh for all his benefits toward me? has a surprising answer: he will take, not give. He will take the cup of salvation and call on Yahweh's name. Grateful people receive God's gifts and then worship publicly, keeping their vows in the courts of Yahweh's house. He calls himself God's servant, whom God has freed from his chains.

Show What You Know

  1. What does the singer say he will take?

  2. From what three things did God deliver the singer?

  3. How does Paul use verse 10?

  4. What is surprising about the singer's answer to what he will give God?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Return to your ____.
  2. Our God is ____.
  3. Because he listens to my ____.
  4. For you have delivered my ____ from death.

Down

  1. Yahweh is ____ and righteous.

Think About It

  1. The singer's first response to God's gifts is to receive them. How can you receive God's grace with thanks instead of trying to earn it?

  2. The singer kept his promises in front of God's people. How can you thank God publicly with others?

Memory Verse

“I will take the cup of salvation, and call on Yahweh’s name.”

Psalms 116:13 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • The singer called himself God's servant whose bonds God loosed. How does God's freeing you shape your service?
  • How can you keep a promise you made to God?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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