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Psalms 31 · Preschool

God Holds My Days

Name Date

Color the hand and the heart. Every day of our lives is in God's hand.

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

Bible Verse

“My times are in your hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.”

Psalms 31:15 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God holds every day of our lives in His hand. Let's hold out our hands and say, My times are in Your hand!

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Psalms 31 · Kindergarten

In God's Hand

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

HAND
ROCK
TRUST
STRONG
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh.

Psalms 31:24 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

HAND
ROCK
HOUSE
HEART

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw God's hand holding you.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for holding my days in Your hand. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who watches over your whole day?
  • How can you give your day to God?

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Psalms 31 · Grade 1

I Trust in You

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

REFUGE
ROCK
TIMES
COURAGE
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh.

Psalms 31:24 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

You are my rock.
Into your hand I give my spirit.
But I trust in you, Yahweh.
How great is your goodness!
Be strong and take courage.

In God's Hand

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

And let your heart take courage

In you, Yahweh, I take refuge

Deliver me from the hand of my enemies

Into your hand I commend my spirit

Draw God's hand holding you.

Memory Verse

“Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh.”

Psalms 31:24 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for holding my days in Your hand. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Where is your favorite place to pray?
  • How can you be strong when you feel scared?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Psalms 31 · Grade 2

My Times Are in Your Hand

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Read the Story

The title says this is a Psalm by David. David said, In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. You are my rock and my fortress. David was very sad. Some people were against him.

But David said, But I trust in you, Yahweh. You are my God. My times are in your hand. He said God's goodness is great. Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh.

Memory Verse

But I trust in you, Yahweh. I said, “You are my God.”

Psalms 31:14 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Where does David take refuge?

    In YahwehBut I trust in you, YahwehHis rock and his fortress

  2. What is Yahweh to David?

  3. What did David say when he was sad?

  4. Where are David's times?

    His rock and his fortressIn God's handBut I trust in you, Yahweh

  5. What should all who hope in Yahweh be?

Word Search

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

WCATRUSTEGSPIRITUGEJWTIMESKVFORTRESSGOODNESSVMAJAKRAKNREFUGEOATCOURAGECMSKAJIKMHK
  • FORTRESS
  • GOODNESS
  • COURAGE
  • REFUGE
  • SPIRIT
  • TRUST
  • TIMES
  • ROCK

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for holding my days in Your hand. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • The singer felt worn out and low. Who can you talk to when you feel tired and down?
  • God hid the singer from cruel people. How can you stand up for a friend who is picked on?

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Psalms 31 · Grade 3

Into Your Hand

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Read the Story

The title says this psalm is for the Chief Musician and is a Psalm by David. In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. For you are my rock and my fortress. David says, Into your hand I commend my spirit. He is in distress, his life is spent with sorrow, and people who see him on the street run from him.

But I trust in you, Yahweh. I said, You are my God. My times are in your hand. Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you! Oh love Yahweh, all you his saints! Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh.

Memory Verse

But I trust in you, Yahweh. I said, “You are my God.”

Psalms 31:14 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What does David commend into God's hand?

  2. What is David's life spent with?

  3. What did David say to God?

  4. For whom has God laid up great goodness?

  5. Who is told to love Yahweh?

In God's Hand

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

PSSMOTWCTPGVMGIFORGFOVAMOUURMBOGERRSOSVCDSTATCGWRGNRGHKYHGAHEEUREFUGESSASPIRITSYS
  • FORTRESS
  • GOODNESS
  • COURAGE
  • REFUGE
  • SPIRIT
  • TRUST
  • TIMES
  • ROCK

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for holding my days in Your hand. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • God saw David's trouble. How does it help that God sees your troubles?
  • David asked God to let His face shine on him. How can you show a kind face to others?

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Psalms 31 · Grade 4

Into Your Hand I Commend My Spirit

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Read and Think

Psalm 31's title says it is for the Chief Musician and is a Psalm by David. It moves back and forth between trouble and trust. David begins, In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. He calls God his rock and fortress and asks God to pull him out of the net his enemies have hidden. Then he says, Into your hand I commend my spirit. To commend is to entrust. In the New Testament, Jesus prays these words on the cross (Luke 23:46).

David honestly describes his distress. His eye, soul, and body waste away with grief. People who see him on the street run from him, and enemies plot against him. Yet he says, But I trust in you, Yahweh. I said, You are my God. My times are in your hand. He praises God's great goodness and recalls that even when he felt cut off, God heard his cry. He ends, Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh.

Show What You Know

  1. What does commend mean?

  2. In the New Testament, who prays verse 5 on the cross?

  3. What does My times are in your hand mean for David?

  4. What happened when David felt cut off?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

trustrockrefugeGodspirit
  1. It moves back and forth between trouble and .
  2. David begins, In you, Yahweh, I take .
  3. He calls God his and fortress and asks God to pull him out of the net his enemies have hidden.
  4. Then he says, Into your hand I commend my .
  5. I said, You are my .

Think About It

  1. David said, My times are in your hand. What part of your life do you need to trust into God's hand?

  2. Psalm 31 moves between trouble and trust. How can you say But I trust in you on a hard day?

Memory Verse

“My times are in your hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.”

Psalms 31:15 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for holding my days in Your hand. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does God hold you together when you feel broken?
  • Who could you pray for who feels left out?

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Psalms 31 · Grade 5

Trouble and Trust

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Read and Think

Psalm 31's title says it is for the Chief Musician and is a Psalm by David. It is a prayer that swings between distress and confidence, showing how faith works in real life. David opens, In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed. He asks God to be a strong rock and a house of defense, and he confesses, Into your hand I commend my spirit. You redeem me, Yahweh, God of truth. In the New Testament, Jesus speaks these words as he dies on the cross (Luke 23:46), and Stephen prays a similar prayer to Jesus (Acts 7:59).

The middle of the psalm is full of pain. David's life is spent with sorrow and his years with sighing. He even says his strength fails because of his iniquity. He has become a horror to acquaintances, forgotten like a dead man, like broken pottery. He hears slander and terror on every side as people plot against him.

Then come the words that hold the psalm together: But I trust in you, Yahweh. I said, You are my God. My times are in your hand. Every moment of his life is under God's control. David praises God's goodness laid up for those who fear him and the shelter of God's presence. He admits that in his haste he said he was cut off, nevertheless God heard him. So he calls all the saints: Oh love Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh.

Show What You Know

  1. What does Psalm 31 show about faith?

  2. Who in the New Testament prays words like verse 5?

  3. What does David compare himself to in his distress?

  4. What did David admit he said in his haste?

Crossword

2314

Across

  1. For you are my ____ and my fortress.
  2. But I ____ in Yahweh.
  3. Into your hand I commend my ____.

Down

  1. For you are my rock and my ____.
  2. Which you have worked for those who take ____ in you.

Think About It

  1. In the New Testament, Jesus trusted his spirit to the Father with words from Psalm 31 (Luke 23:46). How does his example help you trust God?

  2. David admitted he spoke in haste, yet God heard him. What does that teach you about God's patience with you?

Memory Verse

“My times are in your hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.”

Psalms 31:15 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for holding my days in Your hand. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you keep trusting God when others say mean things?
  • David hid in God's presence from the plots of others. Where do you go when words from others hurt you?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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