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Psalms 40 · Preschool

Safe on a Rock

Name Date

Color the rock. God pulled David out of the mud and set his feet on a rock!

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

Bible Verse

“He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand.”

Psalms 40:2 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: David was stuck in the mud. God lifted him out and put him on a strong rock. Let's stomp our feet and say, God makes me strong!

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Psalms 40 · Kindergarten

A New Song

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

WAIT
ROCK
SONG
HELP
He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh.

Psalms 40:3 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

ROCK
PEOPLE
SCROLL
HEART

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw feet standing on a rock.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for setting my feet on a rock. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Where did God set David's feet?
  • How can you wait for God?

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Psalms 40 · Grade 1

Feet on a Rock

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

WAIT
ROCK
SONG
WORKS
He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh.

Psalms 40:3 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

I waited for God.
He set my feet on a rock.
He gave me a new song.
His works are too many to count.
Your law is in my heart.

Feet on a Rock

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

I delight to do your will

He brought me up also out of a horrible pit

He has put a new song in my mouth

I waited patiently for Yahweh

Draw feet standing on a rock.

Memory Verse

“He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh.”

Psalms 40:3 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for setting my feet on a rock. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • When is it tough for you to be calm and not rush?
  • What did God put in David's mouth?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Psalms 40 · Grade 2

Out of the Mud

Name Date

Read the Story

The title says this is a Psalm by David. David said, I waited patiently for Yahweh. God heard his cry. God lifted David out of a deep pit and the sticky mud. He set his feet on a rock.

God put a new song in David's mouth. Many people will see it and trust God. David said God's wonderful works are more than he can count. He said, I delight to do your will, my God.

Memory Verse

“He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand.”

Psalms 40:2 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. How did David wait for God?

    David's cryPatientlyMore than he can count

  2. What did God hear?

    David's cryMore than he can countA new song

  3. Where did God set David's feet?

    On a rockDavid's cryPatiently

  4. What did God put in David's mouth?

    David's cryA new songOn a rock

  5. What are God's wonderful works?

Word Search

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

CRYTCSONGTUWCPLNRRERAEFIADRMJIRYFDYISLTOPLPITNUECUOLNORGDKHEARTFHELPUEVCKAHVPAJHB
  • WAITED
  • HEART
  • CLAY
  • ROCK
  • SONG
  • HELP
  • CRY
  • PIT

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for setting my feet on a rock. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How many are God's works?
  • Where is God's law?

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Psalms 40 · Grade 3

A New Song in My Mouth

Name Date

Read the Story

The title says this psalm is For the Chief Musician and is A Psalm by David. I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand.

He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and trust in Yahweh. God's wonderful works are more than can be counted. David says, I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart. Later, in trouble again, he prays, Hurry to help me, Yahweh.

Memory Verse

“He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh.”

Psalms 40:3 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What did God do when David waited?

  2. Out of what did God bring David?

  3. What did God give David to stand on?

  4. Where is God's law?

  5. What will many people do when they see it?

Feet on a Rock

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

YYJFKKCRYFCSONGSCWRWAITEDLWIOTHPDWAKTCCHMILYFMEJKEFTESDDVNOLHFTHEARTCPHUPMPNOPIWK
  • WAITED
  • HEART
  • CLAY
  • ROCK
  • SONG
  • HELP
  • CRY
  • PIT

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for setting my feet on a rock. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • When has God pulled you out of a hard time?
  • God's good works are too many to count. What good things can you count?

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Psalms 40 · Grade 4

Waiting and Rescue

Name Date

Read and Think

Psalm 40's title says it is For the Chief Musician and is A Psalm by David. It begins with a testimony of rescue. I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry. He brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock. Miry clay is thick, sticky mud that traps you. God lifted David out and gave him solid ground. Then God put a new song in his mouth, and many people saw it and trusted Yahweh.

David says that God's wonderful works and thoughts toward us are more than can be counted. He adds that God did not desire sacrifice and offering, but opened his ears. David says, I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart. In the New Testament, the book of Hebrews applies these words to Jesus, who came to do God's will (Hebrews 10:5-7). David has not hidden God's righteousness but declared it in the great assembly.

Show What You Know

  1. What is miry clay?

  2. What happened when people saw David's new song?

  3. What did God open instead of desiring sacrifice?

  4. In the New Testament, how does Hebrews use verses 6 to 8?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

waitedcryclaypitrock
  1. I patiently for Yahweh.
  2. He turned to me, and heard my .
  3. He brought me up out of a horrible , out of the miry clay.
  4. He set my feet on a .
  5. Miry is thick, sticky mud that traps you.

Think About It

  1. David waited patiently before God rescued him. What helps you wait patiently for God?

  2. God put a new song in David's mouth, and others trusted God. How can your story of God's help encourage others?

Memory Verse

“He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand.”

Psalms 40:2 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for setting my feet on a rock. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does God want more than sacrifice?
  • What would doing God's will look like for you today?

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Psalms 40 · Grade 5

I Delight to Do Your Will

Name Date

Read and Think

Psalm 40's title says it is For the Chief Musician and is A Psalm by David. The first part is a song of thanks. I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand. He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh. Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust.

The middle of the psalm explains what God truly wants. Sacrifice and offering you didn't desire. You have opened my ears. Then I said, Behold, I have come. It is written about me in the book in the scroll. I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart. In the New Testament, the book of Hebrews applies these words to Jesus, who came to do God's will and offered his own body once for all (Hebrews 10:5-10). David then says he proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly and did not hide God's faithfulness and salvation.

The last part shows that trouble can return after rescue. For innumerable evils have surrounded me. My iniquities have overtaken me. They are more than the hairs of my head. David prays, Be pleased, Yahweh, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, Yahweh. He asks that those who seek his harm be turned back, and that all who seek God rejoice and say, Let Yahweh be exalted! He ends humbly: But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don't delay, my God.

Show What You Know

  1. Who does David call blessed?

  2. According to the psalm, what does God want more than sacrifice?

  3. In the New Testament, how does Hebrews apply verses 6 to 8?

  4. What does the last part of the psalm show?

Crossword

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Across

  1. He set my feet on a ____.
  2. I ____ patiently for Yahweh.

Down

  1. And heard my ____.
  2. Out of the miry ____.

Think About It

  1. David said, I delight to do your will. What is one way you can delight to obey God this week?

  2. After being rescued, David faced trouble again and prayed again. What does this teach about trusting God through every season?

Memory Verse

I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart.”

Psalms 40:8 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for setting my feet on a rock. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you speak about God's faithfulness openly?
  • How does David describe himself at the end?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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