Psalms 52 · Preschool

A Green Olive Tree

Name Date

Color the olive tree and the house. Trusting God makes us strong like a tree.

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

Bible Verse

“But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.”

Psalms 52:8 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: An olive tree stays green. When we trust God, we stay strong. Let's stretch our arms like branches!

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Psalms 52 · Kindergarten

A Green Tree

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

TREE

GREEN

TRUST

GOD

But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.

Psalms 52:8 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

TREE

HOUSE

TRUST

MAN

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a green olive tree.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for your loving kindness. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

Can you grow strong with God?
How can you stay close to God every day?

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Psalms 52 · Grade 1

Trust in God

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

OLIVE

TREE

TRUST

GOOD

But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.

Psalms 52:8 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

A proud man loved lies.

David is like a green olive tree.

The tree is in God's house.

David trusts God's loving kindness.

David will give God thanks forever.

Like an Olive Tree

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

This is the man who didn’t make God his strength

Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man?

I am like a green olive tree in God’s house

I will give you thanks forever

Draw a green olive tree.

Memory Verse

“But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.”

Psalms 52:8 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for your loving kindness. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you be honest today?
How can you count on God's love?
What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Psalms 52 · Grade 2

Like a Green Tree

Name Date

Read the Story

A man was proud. He told lies. He trusted in his riches. He did not make God his strength.

David was not like that man. He said, I am like a green olive tree in God's house. I trust in God's loving kindness. I will give thanks to God forever.

Memory Verse

“But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.”

Psalms 52:8 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

What did the proud man trust in?
In God's houseGod's loving kindnessHis riches
Did the proud man make God his strength?
His richesIn God's houseNo
What kind of tree is David like?
A green olive treeGod's loving kindnessNo
Where is the tree?
God's loving kindnessIn God's houseNo
What does David trust in?
A green olive treeIn God's houseGod's loving kindness

Word Search

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

TONGUE
TRUST
OLIVE
HOUSE
TREE
GOOD
NAME

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for your loving kindness. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

A boastful man chose bad over good. How can you pick the right way today?
How long will David thank God?

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Psalms 52 · Grade 3

A Tree in God's House

Name Date

Read the Story

The title says David wrote this psalm when Doeg the Edomite told Saul where David had been. Doeg spoke to hurt David. The psalm talks to a man who boasts of mischief. His tongue is like a sharp razor. He loves lying more than speaking the truth.

But God's loving kindness endures continually. God will pluck the proud man out of his tent. The righteous will see that this man did not make God his strength. He trusted in his riches.

David says, I am like a green olive tree in God's house. I trust in God's loving kindness forever and ever. David promises to thank God and to hope in his name.

Memory Verse

“But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.”

Psalms 52:8 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

Who told Saul about David, as the title says?
What is the boaster's tongue like?
What did the proud man trust in?
What is David like?
What does David hope in?

Like an Olive Tree

Write what happened in each box.

1

2

3

4

Word Search

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

TONGUE
TRUST
OLIVE
HOUSE
TREE
GOOD
NAME

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for your loving kindness. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you keep your words kind?
How can you stay close to God?

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Psalms 52 · Grade 4

Lies or Loving Kindness

Name Date

Read and Think

The title of Psalm 52 calls it a contemplation by David. The title says it was written when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul that David had come to Ahimelech's house. The psalm speaks to a mighty man who boasts of mischief. His tongue plots destruction like a sharp razor, and he loves evil more than good.

Against all this, David sets one great truth: God's loving kindness endures continually. God will root the boaster out of the land of the living. The righteous will see it and say this is the man who didn't make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches.

David chooses another way. He says, I am like a green olive tree in God's house. An olive tree can live for many years and keep bearing fruit. David trusts in God's loving kindness forever and ever, and he will hope in God's name in the presence of the saints.

Show What You Know

What is the boaster's tongue compared to?
What truth does David set against the boaster?
What mistake did the boaster make?
Why is a green olive tree a good picture?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

Godtongueolive

His plots destruction like a sharp razor, and he loves evil more than good.
will root the boaster out of the land of the living.
An tree can live for many years and keep bearing fruit.

Think About It

Words can hurt like a razor. How can you use your words to help instead?
What are some things people trust in instead of God?

Memory Verse

“But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.”

Psalms 52:8 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for your loving kindness. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

Who could you say something kind to today?
How can you keep money from becoming too important to you?

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Psalms 52 · Grade 5

Rooted in God's House

Name Date

Read and Think

The title of Psalm 52 links it to the time when Doeg the Edomite told Saul, David has come to Ahimelech's house. The psalm addresses a mighty man who boasts of mischief. He loves all devouring words, lying rather than speaking the truth.

David answers the boaster with God's character: God's loving kindness endures continually. The man who uprooted others will himself be rooted out of the land of the living. His failure is named plainly: he didn't make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

The psalm turns with the words But as for me. David pictures himself as a green olive tree in God's house, planted where God is. Olive trees grow slowly, live for generations and keep bearing fruit. The contrast is between a man uprooted by his own pride and a man rooted in God's love. David ends by promising thanks and hope in God's good name.

Show What You Know

What does the boaster love, according to the psalm?
What reversal happens to the boaster?
What phrase marks David's turn?
What contrast does the olive tree picture make?

Crossword

Across

David has come to Ahimelech’s ____.
I ____ in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.
I am like a green ____ tree in God’s house.

Down

Your ____ plots destruction.
I am like a green olive ____ in God’s house.

Think About It

The boaster trusted in his riches. How can money or things pull a heart away from trusting God?
What helps you stay planted in God's house like a green olive tree?

Memory Verse

“But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.”

Psalms 52:8 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for your loving kindness. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you stay humble when you do well?
What helps you stay steady in your walk with God?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Psalms 52: Like a Green Olive Tree

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Worksheets

A Green Olive Tree

Prayer

Take It Home

A Green Tree

Trace the Words

Match the Pictures

Mini Maze

Draw It

Prayer

Take It Home

Trust in God

Trace the Words

Match the Pictures

Like an Olive Tree

Prayer

Take It Home

Like a Green Tree

Read the Story

Show What You Know

Word Search

Prayer

Take It Home

A Tree in God's House

Read the Story

Answer the Questions

Like an Olive Tree

Word Search

Prayer

Take It Home

Lies or Loving Kindness

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Word Bank Fill-In

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

Rooted in God's House

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Crossword

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

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