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Psalms 144 · Preschool

God Cares for Me

Name Date

Color the rock and the fortress. God is strong and cares for us.

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

Bible Verse

“Yahweh, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him?”

Psalms 144:3 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God is so big, yet he cares about you! Let's say, Thank you, God, for caring for me.

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Psalms 144 · Kindergarten

My Rock

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

ROCK
SHIELD
SONG
HAPPY
I will sing a new song to you, God. On a ten-stringed lyre, I will sing praises to you.

Psalms 144:9 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

ROCK
SHIELD
SONG
HAPPY

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a high tower.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my rock. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does David call God?
  • Does God care about you?

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Psalms 144 · Grade 1

A New Song

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

ROCK
FORTRESS
SONG
HAPPY
Happy are the people who are in such a situation. Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.

Psalms 144:15 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Blessed be Yahweh, my rock.
My fortress, my high tower.
Man is like a breath.
I will sing a new song to you, God.
Our barns are full.

What Is Man?

Write the number 1 to 3 in each circle to show the right order.

Yahweh, what is man, that you care for him?

Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh

I will sing a new song to you

Draw a high tower.

Memory Verse

“Happy are the people who are in such a situation. Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.”

Psalms 144:15 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my rock. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What is a person's life like?
  • What new thing can you thank God for?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Psalms 144 · Grade 2

God Cares for Us

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Read the Story

The title of Psalm 144 says it is by David. David calls God his rock and his strong tower.

David asks, Yahweh, what is man, that you care for him? People are small, like a breath. But God cares for them! David sings a new song to God. He says, happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.

Memory Verse

“Happy are the people who are in such a situation. Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.”

Psalms 144:15 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Whose name is in the title of Psalm 144?

    A breathA new songDavid

  2. What does David call God?

  3. What are people like?

    A breathDavidA new song

  4. What does David sing to God?

    DavidA new songA breath

  5. Who are happy?

Word Search

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

DDBLESSEDBREATHMCELHTHAPPYUCFORTRESSWPEYDMAIDKRSHADOWUMOUNTAINSFCRVYKLJCRKTOWERST
  • MOUNTAINS
  • FORTRESS
  • BLESSED
  • BREATH
  • SHADOW
  • TOWER
  • HAPPY
  • ROCK

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my rock. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • God trains hands for hard work. How can you use your strength to help someone?
  • The singer praised God with a ten-string harp. How can you praise God with your friends?

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Psalms 144 · Grade 3

Happy Are the People

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Read the Story

Psalm 144 is titled By David. Blessed be Yahweh, my rock. David calls God his fortress, his high tower, his deliverer, and his shield.

David asks, Yahweh, what is man, that you care for him? Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away.

David asks God to rescue him. Then he says, I will sing a new song to you, God. He pictures children growing strong and barns full of food. Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.

Memory Verse

“Happy are the people who are in such a situation. Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.”

Psalms 144:15 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What does David call Yahweh first?

  2. What question does David ask?

  3. What are a man's days like?

  4. What will David sing?

  5. Who are happy?

What Is Man?

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3

Word Search

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

MNBLESSEDFOCTOWERFBOURTVEDWVRRNKROCKUTETTJOUCWHNARAWEDFAEKTEIICHAPPYHSNBESHADOWSS
  • MOUNTAINS
  • FORTRESS
  • BLESSED
  • BREATH
  • SHADOW
  • TOWER
  • HAPPY
  • ROCK

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my rock. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • God trained David's hands. What is something God helps you learn?
  • The singer asked to be saved from strangers who lie. How can you trust God when people are not honest?

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Psalms 144 · Grade 4

The God Who Cares for Small People

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Read and Think

Psalm 144 is titled By David. It begins with praise from a warrior king: Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, who trains my hands to war. David piles up names for God: my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield. Every strength David has comes from God.

Then David is amazed. Yahweh, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him? Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away. The great God bends down to care for people who are as brief as a breath.

David asks God to rescue him from deceitful foreigners. He promises, I will sing a new song to you, God. He then pictures the blessing of peace: sons like well-nurtured plants, daughters like carved pillars, full barns, many sheep, and no outcry in the streets. Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.

Show What You Know

  1. Where does David's strength come from?

  2. Why is David amazed?

  3. What will David sing?

  4. Name two blessings of peace David pictures.

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

shadowrockGodfortressbreath
  1. It begins with praise from a warrior king: Blessed be Yahweh, my , who trains my hands to war.
  2. David piles up names for God: my loving kindness, my , my high tower, my deliverer, my shield.
  3. Every strength David has comes from .
  4. Man is like a .
  5. His days are like a that passes away.

Think About It

  1. People are like a breath, yet God cares for them. How does it feel to know God cares about you?

  2. David promised to sing a new song. What new song of praise could you offer God this week?

Memory Verse

“Yahweh, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him?”

Psalms 144:3 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my rock. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • David asked God to rescue him from many waters. Which fear do you find hardest to give to God?
  • Which psalms does Psalm 144 echo?

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Psalms 144 · Grade 5

Blessed Are the People Whose God Is Yahweh

Name Date

Read and Think

Psalm 144 is titled By David. It gathers phrases from earlier psalms, especially Psalm 18 and Psalm 8. Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, who trains my hands to war. David names God as his loving kindness, fortress, high tower, deliverer, and shield. A king's victories were God's gifts, not his own achievements.

At the center is a question from Psalm 8: Yahweh, what is man, that you care for him? Here it is answered with a sobering picture: Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away. Human life is brief, which makes God's care all the more amazing. David asks God to part the heavens and come down to rescue him, then promises a new song on a ten-stringed lyre.

The psalm closes with a vision of a blessed community: sons like well-nurtured plants, daughters like pillars carved to adorn a palace, full barns, flocks in the thousands, and streets with no outcry. Peace and plenty are signs of God's favor. The final line names the source: Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh. In the New Testament, Hebrews 2:6 quotes the same question from Psalm 8, What is man, that you think of him? and applies it to Jesus.

Show What You Know

  1. Which earlier psalms does Psalm 144 echo?

  2. Why does the brevity of life make God's care amazing?

  3. What signs of God's favor does the closing vision show?

  4. Where does the New Testament quote the question what is man?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

breathfortressGodshadowrock
  1. Blessed be Yahweh, my , who trains my hands to war.
  2. David names God as his loving kindness, , high tower, deliverer, and shield.
  3. Here it is answered with a sobering picture: Man is like a .
  4. His days are like a that passes away.
  5. David asks to part the heavens and come down to rescue him, then promises a new song on a ten-stringed lyre.

Think About It

  1. Life is like a breath. How can knowing life is short help you live for what matters most?

  2. Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh. What makes you thankful to belong to God?

Memory Verse

“Yahweh, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him?”

Psalms 144:3 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my rock. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • David blessed God who subdues peoples under him. How does God's mercy to you shape how you treat those under your authority?
  • David asked God to bow the heavens and come down. How can you turn a big request into honest prayer?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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