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Psalms 41 · Preschool

God Helps the Sick

Name Date

Color the heart. God cares for us when we are sick.

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

Bible Verse

“Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.”

Psalms 41:3 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: When we are sick, God cares for us. He helps us get better. Let's pray for someone who is sick today.

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Psalms 41 · Kindergarten

Help the Poor

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

POOR
HELP
SICK
HEAL
Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.

Psalms 41:3 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

HEART
PEOPLE
BREAD
HAND

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a way to help someone in need.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for caring for the poor and sick. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who does God care for when they are sick?
  • How can you help someone poor?

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Psalms 41 · Grade 1

God Cares

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

POOR
HEAL
MERCY
AMEN
Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and amen.

Psalms 41:13 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Blessed is he who thinks of the poor.
God will keep him alive.
God cares for him when he is sick.
Have mercy on me, Yahweh!
Blessed be Yahweh!

God Cares

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

Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed

By this I know that you delight in me

Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel

Blessed is he who considers the poor

Draw a way to help someone in need.

Memory Verse

“Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and amen.”

Psalms 41:13 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for caring for the poor and sick. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you share with someone who has little?
  • What did David ask God?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Psalms 41 · Grade 2

Care for the Poor

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Read the Story

The title says this is a Psalm by David. Blessed is he who thinks about the poor. God will help him in a bad day. God will keep him alive. God will help him when he is sick in bed.

David asked God, Have mercy on me! Heal me. A friend had turned against David. But God held David up. David said, Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel! Amen and amen.

Memory Verse

“Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.”

Psalms 41:3 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Who is blessed?

  2. When will God help him?

    In a bad dayWhen he is sickHave mercy and heal him

  3. When does God help him in bed?

    Amen and amenWhen he is sickIn a bad day

  4. What did David ask God to do?

  5. How does the psalm end?

    Amen and amenHave mercy and heal himWhen he is sick

Word Search

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

HABSYTVOFEMLIPOORTAEECNUDKNLNSKBREADMWSBMESVRRUEETEMPRWRDDDJRCEFRIENDBCADNGHOJGSY
  • BLESSED
  • SICKBED
  • FRIEND
  • MERCY
  • BREAD
  • POOR
  • HEAL
  • AMEN

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for caring for the poor and sick. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you be a good friend to someone who is unwell?
  • God was pleased with David. How can you please God?

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Psalms 41 · Grade 3

My Own Familiar Friend

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Read the Story

The title says this psalm is For the Chief Musician and is A Psalm by David. Blessed is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will help him in the day of evil. Yahweh will care for him when he is sick. David said, Yahweh, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.

David's enemies whispered against him. Even his own familiar friend, who ate bread with him, turned against him. But David said, You uphold me in my integrity, and set me in your presence forever. Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, forever!

Memory Verse

“Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me.”

Psalms 41:9 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What will Yahweh do for him when he is sick?

  2. Why did David ask for healing?

  3. Who ate bread with David and turned against him?

  4. Where does God set David forever?

  5. How long is Yahweh blessed?

God Cares

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

VJBJOOHVWPWVSGKERERSOHRYABDFRIENDLLTMSDCISGEBUEPMKHASRCRROCBCSEOGGCOAEEAAMENYRKDD
  • BLESSED
  • SICKBED
  • FRIEND
  • MERCY
  • BREAD
  • POOR
  • HEAL
  • AMEN

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for caring for the poor and sick. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does consider the poor mean?
  • David's enemies talked badly about him. How can you use your words to help others?

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Psalms 41 · Grade 4

A Friend Who Turned Away

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Read and Think

Psalm 41's title says it is For the Chief Musician and is A Psalm by David. It begins with a blessing: Blessed is he who considers the poor. To consider the poor is to pay careful attention to people in need. God promises to deliver such a person in the day of evil, to keep him alive, and to sustain him on his sickbed. Then David prays for himself: Yahweh, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.

David was sick, and his enemies hoped he would die. They whispered and imagined the worst. Worst of all, Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me. In the New Testament, Jesus quotes this verse about Judas, the friend who betrayed him (John 13:18). Still, David trusts God: You uphold me in my integrity, and set me in your presence forever. In many Bibles, this psalm ends Book One of the Psalms with Amen and amen.

Show What You Know

  1. What does it mean to consider the poor?

  2. What did David's familiar friend do?

  3. In the New Testament, who does Jesus say verse 9 is about?

  4. Where does God set David forever?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

mercysickbedBlessedHealpoor
  1. It begins with a blessing: is he who considers the poor.
  2. To consider the is to pay careful attention to people in need.
  3. God promises to deliver such a person in the day of evil, to keep him alive, and to sustain him on his .
  4. Then David prays for himself: Yahweh, have on me!
  5. me, for I have sinned against you.

Think About It

  1. Blessed is he who considers the poor. Who is someone in need that you could pay attention to this week?

  2. David was hurt by a friend, but trusted God. How can God help you when a friend lets you down?

Memory Verse

“As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.”

Psalms 41:12 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for caring for the poor and sick. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • David's enemies hoped his name would be forgotten. How does God's care for you outlast what others think?
  • What is a doxology?

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Psalms 41 · Grade 5

Upheld in Integrity

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Read and Think

Psalm 41's title says it is For the Chief Musician and is A Psalm by David. It opens with a promise for kind people: Blessed is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil. Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive. Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness. God notices those who notice the needy.

Then David speaks of his own sickness and sin. I said, Yahweh, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you. His enemies speak evil against him. A visitor comes, speaks falsehood, then goes out and spreads gossip. All who hate me whisper together against me. They say an evil disease has afflicted him and he will not rise again. The deepest pain is betrayal: Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me. In the New Testament, Jesus applies these words to Judas on the night he was betrayed (John 13:18).

David turns again to Yahweh for mercy and asks God to raise him up. By this I know that you delight in me, because my enemy doesn't triumph over me. As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me in your presence forever. The psalm ends with a doxology that, in many Bibles, closes Book One of the Psalms: Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and amen. A doxology is a short song of praise to God.

Show What You Know

  1. Who does God notice, according to the opening?

  2. What did the visitor do?

  3. In the New Testament, when does Jesus apply verse 9?

  4. What is a doxology?

Crossword

31542

Across

  1. Have ____ on me.
  2. My own familiar ____.

Down

  1. ____ is he who considers the poor.
  2. Yahweh will sustain him on his ____.
  3. Blessed is he who considers the ____.

Think About It

  1. In the New Testament, Jesus also knew the pain of a friend's betrayal (John 13:18). How does that help you bring your hurts to him?

  2. David knew God delighted in him even when he was sick. How can you remember God's love when you feel weak?

Memory Verse

“As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.”

Psalms 41:12 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for caring for the poor and sick. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • David asked for mercy while admitting he sinned. How can you confess and ask God for healing together?
  • Which Book of Psalms does this end?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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