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Psalms 18 · Preschool

God Is My Rock

Name Date

Color the rock, the mountain, and the bird. God is strong like a big rock.

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

Bible Verse

“Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.”

Psalms 18:2 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: A big rock is strong and does not move. God is strong like a rock. Let's stand strong and say, God is my rock!

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Psalms 18 · Kindergarten

God Is Strong

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

ROCK
STRONG
SHIELD
LOVE
For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.

Psalms 18:28 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

ROCK
FORTRESS
LAMP
WINGS

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a strong rock.

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What is God like?
  • How is God strong for you?

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Psalms 18 · Grade 1

My Rock and My Shield

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

ROCK
SHIELD
LAMP
SAVED
For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.

Psalms 18:28 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

I love you, Yahweh.
Yahweh is my rock.
David called, and God heard.
God lights my lamp.
God makes my feet like deer's feet.

God My Rock

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

He heard my voice out of his temple

Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer

As for God, his way is perfect

My God will light up my darkness

Draw a strong rock.

Memory Verse

“For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.”

Psalms 18:28 (WEB)

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you tell God you love Him?
  • When do you need God to show you the way?
  • God gives David strength. How can you be strong and kind?

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Psalms 18 · Grade 2

I Love You, Yahweh

Name Date

Read the Story

The title says David sang this song when Yahweh saved him from all his enemies and from Saul. David said, I love you, Yahweh, my strength. Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.

When David was in trouble, he called on Yahweh. God heard his voice. God reached down and took him out of many waters. God lights my lamp, David said. God makes my way perfect. Yahweh lives!

Memory Verse

“Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.”

Psalms 18:2 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Who did David sing about being saved from?

  2. What did David say first?

  3. What three things does David call Yahweh?

  4. What did God take David out of?

    Many watersAll his enemies and SaulDavid's lamp

  5. What does God light?

    Many watersDavid's lampAll his enemies and Saul

Word Search

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

FSVSLPDBJDOTSHIPKDCARRTIGPDLLRTEREHOAICKRNOLTMCNRNEGNDPPVBOESTGWTHWACSSHVIDDPCKSK
  • FORTRESS
  • DARKNESS
  • STRENGTH
  • SHIELD
  • STRONG
  • LIGHT
  • ROCK
  • LAMP

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • When do you need God to be your firm place?
  • What is God's way like?

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Psalms 18 · Grade 3

My Rock and My Fortress

Name Date

Read the Story

The title says David spoke this song to Yahweh in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. David begins, I love you, Yahweh, my strength. Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.

In his distress David called on Yahweh. God heard his voice out of his temple. The earth shook. God came down and drew David out of many waters. David says, You will light my lamp, Yahweh. As for God, his way is perfect. He makes my feet like deer's feet. Yahweh lives! Blessed be my rock.

Memory Verse

“Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.”

Psalms 18:2 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. When did David speak this song?

  2. Name three pictures David uses for God.

  3. Where did God hear David's voice from?

  4. What is God's way like?

  5. What does God make David's feet like?

God My Rock

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

SFFSWRSGLTSOEHWOPVRTLRJIACUERAITAEDKNOMMGROLYGNPNNHEADTGLDNMTSJHDARKNESSLYKJWRFLF
  • FORTRESS
  • DARKNESS
  • STRENGTH
  • SHIELD
  • STRONG
  • LIGHT
  • ROCK
  • LAMP

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • God rescued David because He delighted in him. How does it feel to know God delights in you?
  • How can you be kind to your family?

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Psalms 18 · Grade 4

A Song of Deliverance

Name Date

Read and Think

The title of Psalm 18 says David spoke this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. A very similar song appears in 2 Samuel 22. David begins with love: I love you, Yahweh, my strength. Then he piles up pictures, calling Yahweh his rock, fortress, deliverer, shield, the horn of his salvation, and his high tower.

David remembers deep trouble, like cords of death around him. In his distress he cried to God, and God heard. The psalm describes God coming down with earthquake, dark clouds, thunder, and lightning, then reaching down to draw David out of many waters. He delivered me, because he delighted in me. David also praises God's character: As for God, his way is perfect. Yahweh's word is tried. He lights my lamp and gives strength for every battle, and the psalm ends with praise for great deliverance.

Show What You Know

  1. Where else does a similar song appear?

  2. Name four pictures David uses for God.

  3. Why did God deliver David, according to verse 19?

  4. What does David say about God's way and word?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

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  1. David begins with love: I love you, Yahweh, my .
  2. Then he piles up pictures, calling Yahweh his , fortress, deliverer, shield, the horn of his salvation, and his high tower.
  3. In his distress he cried to , and God heard.
  4. He lights my and gives strength for every battle, and the psalm ends with praise for great deliverance.

Think About It

  1. David uses many pictures for God, like a rock and a fortress. Which picture helps you most, and why?

  2. When you are in trouble, what can you learn from David calling on Yahweh?

Memory Verse

“Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.”

Psalms 18:2 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • God made David's path safe and wide. Where do you need God to steady your steps?
  • When can you cry out to God for help?

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Psalms 18 · Grade 5

The God Who Rescues

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Read and Think

The title of Psalm 18 places it in history: David spoke the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. It is one of the longest psalms, and a nearly identical version appears in 2 Samuel 22. David opens with personal love, I love you, Yahweh, my strength, and then a cascade of images for God's protection: rock, fortress, deliverer, shield, horn of my salvation, and high tower.

The middle section describes David's rescue in dramatic language. The cords of death and of Sheol surrounded him, and in his distress he cried to God. Then the earth shook, the heavens bowed, and God came down in thick darkness, thunder, and lightning. Such language pictures the power of God's response. The rescue itself is gentle and personal: He took me. He drew me out of many waters. He brought me out also into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

The final section praises God for giving victory in battle. As for God, his way is perfect. Yahweh's word is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him. God lights David's lamp, makes his feet like deer's feet, and gives him strength. The psalm ends with a royal promise: He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more. In the New Testament, Paul quotes verse 49 about the nations praising God (Romans 15:9).

Show What You Know

  1. What historical setting does the title give?

  2. What does the dramatic language of earthquake and storm picture?

  3. To whom is God a shield, according to verse 30?

  4. Which New Testament book quotes verse 49?

Crossword

1243

Across

  1. You have also given me the ____ of your salvation.
  2. Yahweh is my ____.
  3. My God will ____ up my darkness.

Down

  1. He delivered me from my ____ enemy.
  2. For you will light my ____.

Think About It

  1. David says God delivered him because he delighted in him. How does it feel to know God delights in his people?

  2. Psalm 18 looks back at how God rescued David. What rescues or answers to prayer can you remember and thank God for?

Memory Verse

“As for God, his way is perfect. Yahweh’s word is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.”

Psalms 18:30 (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 said God trains his hands for battle. How does God prepare you for the struggles you face?
  • How does Romans use Psalm 18?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.