Psalms 129 · Preschool

God Cut the Ropes

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Color the broken rope. God sets his people free!

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

Bible Verse

“Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.”

Psalms 129:4 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God is fair and good. He breaks the ropes that hold his people. Let's stretch our arms out wide and be free!

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Psalms 129 · Kindergarten

Set Free

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

ROPE

FREE

GOOD

GRASS

Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

Psalms 129:4 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

ROPE

FREE

GOOD

GRASS

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw broken cords to show God sets people free.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for setting your people free. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

Did the enemies win?
What did God cut?

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Psalms 129 · Grade 1

God Is Righteous

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

MANY

CORDS

GRASS

BLESS

Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

Psalms 129:4 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Many times they have afflicted me.

They have not prevailed against me.

He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

Let them be as the grass on the housetops.

We bless you in Yahweh's name.

God Has Cut the Cords

Write the number 1 to 2 in each circle to show the right order.

He has cut apart the cords of the wicked

The plowers plowed on my back

Draw broken cords to show God sets people free.

Memory Verse

“Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.”

Psalms 129:4 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for setting your people free. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

Is God fair and good?
How does God help you keep going?
What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Psalms 129 · Grade 2

God Keeps Us Going

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Read the Story

Psalm 129 is a Song of Ascents. Israel says that people had hurt them many times since they were young.

But the enemies did not win. God is good and fair. He cut the ropes the enemies used to hold his people. The people kept going because God helped them.

Memory Verse

“Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.”

Psalms 129:4 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

What kind of song is Psalm 129?
A Song of AscentsBecause God helped themNo
Since when had people hurt Israel?
Since they were youngBecause God helped themThe ropes
Did the enemies win?
NoBecause God helped themA Song of Ascents
What did God cut?
NoThe ropesSince they were young
Why did the people keep going?
Because God helped themThe ropesSince they were young

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for setting your people free. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

Israel suffered, but God set them free. How can you care for someone in pain?
What happens to grass on a roof?

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Psalms 129 · Grade 3

Not Defeated

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Read the Story

Psalm 129 is titled A Song of Ascents. Israel says, Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.

The singer uses a farming picture to show how hard the troubles were. But Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

The singer asks that those who hate Zion be like grass on a rooftop. That grass dries up before it can grow. No one gathers it, and no one blesses it.

Memory Verse

“Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.”

Psalms 129:4 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

Since when have enemies afflicted Israel?
Did the enemies prevail?
What is Yahweh?
What did he cut apart?
What happens to grass on a rooftop?

God Has Cut the Cords

Write what happened in each box.

1

2

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for setting your people free. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you trust God to make things right?
What blessing did people say at harvest?

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Psalms 129 · Grade 4

Bent but Not Broken

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Read and Think

Psalm 129 is titled A Song of Ascents and names no author. It invites Israel to remember a long history of suffering: Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say.

A painful farming picture follows: The plowers plowed on my back. They made their furrows long. Yet the key line is, they have not prevailed against me. Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked, like cutting the ropes that tie an ox to the plow.

The singer prays that those who hate Zion will be disappointed and turned back. He pictures them as grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up. Harvesters never fill their hands with it, and no one passing by says, We bless you in Yahweh's name.

Show What You Know

What history does Israel remember?
What does the plowing picture show?
What do the cut cords picture?
Why is rooftop grass a picture of failure?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

righteouscordsyouth

It invites Israel to remember a long history of suffering: Many times they have afflicted me from my up.
Yahweh is .
He has cut apart the of the wicked, like cutting the ropes that tie an ox to the plow.

Think About It

Israel was afflicted many times but not defeated. How has God helped you keep going through hard times?
Yahweh cut the cords of the wicked. What would you like to ask God to set you free from?

Memory Verse

“Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.”

Psalms 129:4 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for setting your people free. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you keep trusting God when trouble comes again and again?
How is Psalm 129 like Psalm 124?

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Psalms 129 · Grade 5

Endurance Through God's Righteousness

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Read and Think

Psalm 129 is titled A Song of Ascents and names no author. Like Psalm 124, it calls the whole people to speak: Let Israel now say. Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me. The psalm is a testimony of survival by God's grace.

The image of suffering is vivid: The plowers plowed on my back. They made their furrows long. Then comes the turning point: Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked. Survival depends on God's justice, not Israel's strength.

The closing verses ask that those who hate Zion be disappointed and turned backward. They are compared to grass on flat roofs, which sprouts in a thin layer of soil and withers before it grows up. No reaper gathers it, and no passerby gives the harvest greeting, The blessing of Yahweh be on you. In the New Testament, Paul tells believers not to take revenge but to leave room for God (Romans 12:19).

Show What You Know

How is Psalm 129 like Psalm 124?
What has Yahweh cut apart?
Why does rooftop grass wither?
How do Christians read prayers for justice like this one?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

blessingimagerighteouscordsyouth

Many times they have afflicted me from my up, yet they have not prevailed against me.
The of suffering is vivid: The plowers plowed on my back.
Then comes the turning point: Yahweh is .
He has cut apart the of the wicked.
No reaper gathers it, and no passerby gives the harvest greeting, The of Yahweh be on you.

Think About It

Israel's survival depended on God's justice, not its own strength. How does that encourage you when you feel weak?
Christians hand justice to God instead of taking revenge. How can you do that when someone wrongs you?

Memory Verse

“Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.”

Psalms 129:4 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for setting your people free. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you keep going when life keeps knocking you down?
How does Romans 12:19 help us respond to wrongs?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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Worksheets

God Cut the Ropes

Prayer

Take It Home

Set Free

Trace the Words

Match the Pictures

Mini Maze

Draw It

Prayer

Take It Home

God Is Righteous

Trace the Words

Match the Pictures

God Has Cut the Cords

Prayer

Take It Home

God Keeps Us Going

Read the Story

Show What You Know

Prayer

Take It Home

Not Defeated

Read the Story

Answer the Questions

God Has Cut the Cords

Prayer

Take It Home

Bent but Not Broken

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Word Bank Fill-In

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

Endurance Through God's Righteousness

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Word Bank Fill-In

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

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