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Psalms 42 · Grade 3

My Soul Thirsts for God

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The title says this is For the Chief Musician, a contemplation by the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. My tears have been my food day and night. People keep asking, Where is your God?

He remembers how he used to lead the crowd to God's house with joy and praise. Then he speaks to himself: Why are you in despair, my soul? Hope in God! Yahweh will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me.

Memory Verse

“My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?”

Psalms 42:2 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Whose name is in the title of this psalm?

  2. What have his tears been?

  3. Who did he use to lead to God's house?

  4. What will Yahweh command in the daytime?

  5. What shall be with him in the night?

Thirsty for God

Write what happened in each box.

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Word Search

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

MWTLPFKUNUKASSONGMANTTOHOPEBNTHEUCABIKAEIRLAIBYYCARRLNNDEERRSGKMIPVPOSTIPRAISEYAS
  • THIRSTS
  • PRAISE
  • WATER
  • TEARS
  • DEER
  • SOUL
  • HOPE
  • SONG

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does pant mean?
  • The writer told his soul to hope in God. How can you hope in God when you are sad?

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