Psalms 43 · Preschool

God's Light Leads Me

Name Date

Color the light and the hill. God's light shows us the way to Him.

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

Bible Verse

“Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy hill, to your tents.”

Psalms 43:3 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: When it is dark, a light helps us find the way. God's light and truth lead us to Him! Let's walk in a line and pretend God's light is leading us.

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Psalms 43 · Kindergarten

Lead Me

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

LIGHT

TRUTH

JOY

HOPE

Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy hill, to your tents.

Psalms 43:3 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

LIGHT

HILL

TENT

ALTAR

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a light leading the way up a hill.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your light and truth. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How does God show you the way?
Where does God lead us?

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Psalms 43 · Grade 1

Light and Truth

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

LIGHT

TRUTH

JOY

SAVIOR

Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy hill, to your tents.

Psalms 43:3 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Send out your light.

Let it lead me.

Bring me to your holy hill.

God is my great joy.

Hope in God!

Light and Truth

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

Let them bring me to your holy hill

Why are you disturbed within me

Then I will go to the altar of God

Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy

Draw a light leading the way up a hill.

Memory Verse

“Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy hill, to your tents.”

Psalms 43:3 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your light and truth. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How did the writer feel?
How can you ask God to guide you?
What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Psalms 43 · Grade 2

Lead Me to You

Name Date

Read the Story

Psalm 43 is a prayer. The writer was sad. Some people were not honest with him. He asked God to help him. He said God was the God of his strength.

He prayed, Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. He wanted to go to God's house. God was his great joy. He said, Hope in God! God is my Savior, my helper, and my God.

Memory Verse

“Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy hill, to your tents.”

Psalms 43:3 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

How did the writer feel?
His great joySadGod's house
What did he ask God to send out?
Where did he want to go?
His great joyGod's houseSad
What was God to him?
His light and his truthHis great joyGod's house
What three names did he call God?

Word Search

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

STRENGTH
LIGHT
TRUTH
ALTAR
HOLY
HILL
HARP
HOPE

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your light and truth. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

The writer wanted to play the harp for God. What music can you make for God?
The writer asked his soul why it was so troubled. Who can you encourage to hope in God?

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Psalms 43 · Grade 3

God, My Exceeding Joy

Name Date

Read the Story

Psalm 43 has no title in the text. The writer prays, Vindicate me, God. Deliver me from deceitful and wicked men. For you are the God of my strength. He feels rejected and goes mourning. Then he asks, Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy hill.

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, God, my God. He tells his soul, Why are you in despair, my soul? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him: my Savior, my helper, and my God.

Memory Verse

“Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, God, my God.”

Psalms 43:4 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

What does the writer call God in verse 2?
Where should God's light and truth bring him?
What does he call God at the altar?
On what will he praise God?
What does he tell his soul to do?

Light and Truth

Write what happened in each box.

1

2

3

4

Word Search

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

STRENGTH
LIGHT
TRUTH
ALTAR
HOLY
HILL
HARP
HOPE

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your light and truth. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What do you love most about God?
What refrain does Psalm 43 share?

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Psalms 43 · Grade 4

Lead Me to Your Holy Hill

Name Date

Read and Think

Psalm 43 has no title in the text. It shares the same refrain as Psalm 42 and carries the same feeling. The writer asks God to plead his cause against deceitful and wicked men. For you are the God of my strength. Why have you rejected me? He is honest that he feels pushed away and goes mourning.

Then he asks for guidance: Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy hill, to your tents. He wants to reach the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy. Exceeding means more than anything else. In the New Testament, Jesus says, I am the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6). The psalm closes with the refrain, Hope in God! For I shall still praise him: my Savior, my helper, and my God.

Show What You Know

What does Psalm 43 share with Psalm 42?
What two things does the writer ask God to send out to lead him?
What does exceeding mean?
In the New Testament, what does Jesus call himself in John 14:6?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

altarstrengthGodholylight

The writer asks to plead his cause against deceitful and wicked men.
For you are the God of my .
Then he asks for guidance: Oh, send out your and your truth.
Let them bring me to your hill, to your tents.
He wants to reach the of God, to God, my exceeding joy.

Think About It

The writer wanted God himself more than anything. What does it mean for God to be your exceeding joy?
He asked God's light and truth to lead him. How can God's Word lead you this week?

Memory Verse

“Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy hill, to your tents.”

Psalms 43:3 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your light and truth. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What would make worship joyful for you?
In the New Testament, Jesus leads His followers. How can you go where He leads this week?

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Psalms 43 · Grade 5

My Savior, My Helper, and My God

Name Date

Read and Think

Psalm 43 has no title in the text. Its refrain matches Psalm 42 (Why are you in despair, my soul?), and it continues the same journey from sorrow to hope. The writer begins with a request for justice: Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh, deliver me from deceitful and wicked men. To vindicate is to show someone is in the right. He calls God the God of my strength, yet asks, Why have you rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

Instead of sinking, he asks God for guides: Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy hill, to your tents. Light and truth are pictured like two guides walking him back to worship. Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, God, my God. In the New Testament, Jesus says, I am the light of the world (John 8:12) and I am the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6).

The psalm ends with the refrain a final time: Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him: my Savior, my helper, and my God. His feelings have not fully changed, but his hope is fixed. He is sure he will praise God again.

Show What You Know

What does vindicate mean?
How are light and truth pictured?
In the New Testament, what two things does Jesus say about himself?
What three names does the writer give God at the end?

Crossword

Across

Let them bring me to your ____ hill.
For you are the God of my ____.

Down

Send out your ____ and your truth.
Send out your light and your ____.
Let them bring me to your holy ____.

Think About It

His feelings had not fully changed, but his hope was fixed. How can you hope in God even before you feel better?
Light and truth lead to God's presence. Where do you go to find God's light and truth?

Memory Verse

“Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him: my Savior, my helper, and my God.”

Psalms 43:5 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your light and truth. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

The writer felt rejected by God yet asked God to lead him. How can you keep following when God seems silent?
The writer pictured God as his exceeding joy. What would it look like for God to be your greatest joy?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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Worksheets

God's Light Leads Me

Prayer

Take It Home

Lead Me

Trace the Words

Match the Pictures

Mini Maze

Draw It

Prayer

Take It Home

Light and Truth

Trace the Words

Match the Pictures

Light and Truth

Prayer

Take It Home

Lead Me to You

Read the Story

Show What You Know

Word Search

Prayer

Take It Home

God, My Exceeding Joy

Read the Story

Answer the Questions

Light and Truth

Word Search

Prayer

Take It Home

Lead Me to Your Holy Hill

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Word Bank Fill-In

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

My Savior, My Helper, and My God

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Crossword

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

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