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Psalms 137 · Grade 2

A Sad Song

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Psalm 137 is a sad song. God's people were taken far away to Babylon. They sat by the rivers and cried. They missed their home, Jerusalem.

They hung their harps on the trees. People asked them to sing happy songs. But they were too sad to sing. They promised never to forget Jerusalem. God heard their sad prayer.

Memory Verse

“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.”

Psalms 137:1 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Where were God's people taken?

    On the treesTo BabylonTheir home, Jerusalem

  2. What did they do by the rivers?

    They sat and criedTheir home, JerusalemTo Babylon

  3. What did they miss?

    Their home, JerusalemNever to forget JerusalemTo Babylon

  4. Where did they hang their harps?

    To BabylonOn the treesThey sat and cried

  5. What did they promise?

    Never to forget JerusalemOn the treesThey sat and cried

Word Search

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

JHBZHCRDMNEAAISYANRSRRBOIGRWIOUPYNNBEAVNSSLODPUFEGASORTVDRRULBNSGCUESTEYYJWFGSHOM
  • JERUSALEM
  • BABYLON
  • RIVERS
  • HARPS
  • WEPT
  • ZION
  • SONG

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being with us when we are sad. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why were the people sad?
  • What did the captors ask for?

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