Psalms 13 · Preschool

God Is Good to Me

Name Date

Color the heart and the light. Even when we are sad, God loves us.

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

Bible Verse

“I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me.”

Psalms 13:6 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: David was sad, but he remembered that God is good. Let's sing a happy song to God together.

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Psalms 13 · Kindergarten

I Trust God

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

SAD

PRAY

TRUST

SING

I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me.

Psalms 13:6 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

SAD

PRAY

TRUST

LIGHT

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw your face looking up to God.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your loving kindness. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What did David sing about?
Is God good to you?

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Psalms 13 · Grade 1

From Sad to Glad

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

HOW LONG

ANSWER

TRUST

SING

I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me.

Psalms 13:6 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

David felt sad every day.

He asked, How long, Yahweh?

He asked God for light.

He trusted God's loving kindness.

He sang because God was good.

How Long?

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

I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me

How long will you hide your face from me

But I trust in your loving kindness

Give light to my eyes

Draw your face looking up to God.

Memory Verse

“I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me.”

Psalms 13:6 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your loving kindness. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you be patient while you wait?
Who can you tell when you are sad?
What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Psalms 13 · Grade 2

How Long?

Name Date

Read the Story

The title says this psalm is by David. David felt sad. He asked, How long, Yahweh? He felt like God had forgotten him. He had sorrow in his heart every day.

David asked God to answer him. Then David said, But I trust in your loving kindness. His heart was glad. He said he would sing to Yahweh, because God had been good to him.

Memory Verse

“I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me.”

Psalms 13:6 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

What did David ask God?
How did David feel every day?
What did David trust in?
Why would David sing?

Word Search

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

FOREVER
ANSWER
HEART
FACE
SOUL
EYES
SING

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your loving kindness. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

The singer felt forgotten. What can you do when you feel all by yourself?
How has God been good to you?

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Psalms 13 · Grade 3

But I Trust

Name Date

Read the Story

The title says this psalm is for the Chief Musician and is a Psalm by David. David asks four times, How long? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? He has sorrow in his heart every day, and his enemy seems to be winning.

David prays, Behold, and answer me, Yahweh, my God. Give light to my eyes. Then the psalm turns with the word but. But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me.

Memory Verse

“But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation.”

Psalms 13:5 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

What question does David keep asking?
What does David ask God to give his eyes?
What word turns the psalm around?
What does David trust in?
Why will David sing?

How Long?

Write what happened in each box.

1

2

3

4

Word Search

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

FOREVER
ANSWER
HEART
FACE
SOUL
EYES
SING

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your loving kindness. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

David told God how he really felt. How can you be honest with God?
The singer chose to sing even before things changed. What song can you sing to God?

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Psalms 13 · Grade 4

An Honest Prayer

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Read and Think

Psalm 13's title says it is for the Chief Musician and is a Psalm by David. It is one of the shortest psalms, but it moves from deep sorrow to joy. David begins by asking How long four times. He asks if Yahweh will forget him forever and how long God will hide his face. He has sorrow in his heart every day, and he wonders how long his enemy will triumph over him.

Next, David prays. He asks God to look and answer him and give light to his eyes, so that he will not sleep in death and his enemy will not say he has won. Finally, the psalm turns: But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me. David's problems are not yet solved, but he chooses to trust God.

Show What You Know

How many times does David ask How long?
What does the psalm move from and to?
What does David ask God to give him?
Are David's problems solved when he chooses to trust?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

foreversingheartanswer

He asks if Yahweh will forget him and how long God will hide his face.
He has sorrow in his every day, and he wonders how long his enemy will triumph over him.
He asks God to look and him and give light to his eyes, so that he will not sleep in death and his enemy will not say he has won.
I will to Yahweh, because he has been good to me.

Think About It

David told God exactly how he felt. What feelings can you tell God about honestly?
David remembered that God had been good to him. What good things has God done for you that you can remember when you are sad?

Memory Verse

“But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation.”

Psalms 13:5 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your loving kindness. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What do you do when it feels like God is far away?
What good thing from God can you think back on when you are waiting?

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Psalms 13 · Grade 5

From Complaint to Song

Name Date

Read and Think

Psalm 13's title says it is for the Chief Musician and is a Psalm by David. In only six verses it shows a pattern found in many psalms: complaint, request, and trust. The complaint is honest. David asks How long four times: Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart every day? How long shall my enemy triumph over me?

The request is urgent: Behold, and answer me, Yahweh, my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death. David fears that his enemy will say, I have prevailed against him, and that his adversaries will rejoice when he falls. Light to the eyes may mean renewed strength and hope.

The trust comes with a turn: But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me. Nothing in the psalm says the trouble ended. David's song rests on God's loving kindness and on what God has already done, not on his circumstances. This teaches believers that honest questions and real faith can live side by side.

Show What You Know

What pattern does Psalm 13 show?
What does David fear his enemy will say?
What is David's song based on?
What does the psalm teach about questions and faith?

Crossword

Across

How long will you hide your ____ from me.
Having sorrow in my ____ every day.
Give light to my ____.

Down

Will you forget me ____.
How long shall I take counsel in my ____.

Think About It

Have you ever felt like God was far away? How could praying Psalm 13 help you?
David's trust rested on God's loving kindness, not his circumstances. How can you practice that kind of trust this week?

Memory Verse

“But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation.”

Psalms 13:5 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your loving kindness. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

David wrestled with sorrow in his heart every day. How can you be patient with someone who is grieving?
David asked God to light up his eyes. Where do you need God to renew your hope?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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Worksheets

God Is Good to Me

Prayer

Take It Home

I Trust God

Trace the Words

Match the Pictures

Mini Maze

Draw It

Prayer

Take It Home

From Sad to Glad

Trace the Words

Match the Pictures

How Long?

Prayer

Take It Home

How Long?

Read the Story

Show What You Know

Word Search

Prayer

Take It Home

But I Trust

Read the Story

Answer the Questions

How Long?

Word Search

Prayer

Take It Home

An Honest Prayer

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Word Bank Fill-In

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

From Complaint to Song

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Crossword

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

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