Psalms 58 · Preschool

God Is Fair

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Color the crown and the scales. God is a fair judge. He cares about what is right.

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

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read this aloud. Psalm 33:5: He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh. Say: Some leaders in this psalm were not fair. God is always fair. He sees when people are unkind, and he cares about what is right. Let's be fair and kind like God wants.

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Psalms 58 · Kindergarten

God Is Fair

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil. Read together: Psalm 33:5: He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh.

GOD

FAIR

RIGHT

JUDGE

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

JUDGE

FAIR

GOOD

SEES

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a fair scale.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being a fair judge. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

Is God fair?
Who sees what is right?

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Psalms 58 · Grade 1

A Fair Judge

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Trace the Words

Trace the words. Read together: Psalm 33:5: He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh.

JUDGE

RIGHT

REWARD

EARTH

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Some judges were not fair.

Their words were like poison.

God judges what is right.

There is a reward for the righteous.

God sees all the earth.

God Is Fair

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

Break out the great teeth of the young lions

Do you indeed speak righteousness

Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns

Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous

Draw a fair scale.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being a fair judge. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What were the bad leaders like?
How does it help you to know God sees what is unfair?
What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Psalms 58 · Grade 2

God Is a Fair Judge

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Read the Story

Some leaders were not fair. They did not judge rightly. They told lies. Their words hurt people like poison.

David asked God to stop them. God is the judge of all the earth. People will say, Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth. Another psalm says it too. Psalm 9:8: He will judge the world in righteousness. He will administer judgment to the peoples in uprightness.

Show What You Know

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

Were the leaders fair?
GodThe righteousNo
What did the leaders tell?
GodThe righteousLies
What were their words like?
LiesGodPoison
Who is judge of all the earth?
PoisonThe righteousGod
Who gets a reward?
LiesThe righteousPoison

Word Search

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

RIGHTEOUS
JUDGES
REWARD
WICKED
SPEAK
EARTH
GOD

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being a fair judge. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you play by the rules when you play games?
How can you tell a grown-up when something is unfair?

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Psalms 58 · Grade 3

Most Certainly There Is a God

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Read the Story

The title of Psalm 58 calls it a poem by David. It asks the rulers, Do you judge blamelessly? The answer is no. They plot injustice in their hearts. Their words are like the poison of a snake.

David prays that God will stop their harm. He asks God to make their arrows blunt. He wants them to vanish like water that flows away.

In the end, people will see God's justice. They will say, Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth.

Memory Verse

“No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands on the earth.”

Psalms 58:2 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

What does David ask the rulers?
What do the rulers plot in their hearts?
What is their poison like?
What will their arrows be made?
What will people say in the end?

God Is Fair

Write what happened in each box.

1

2

3

4

Word Search

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

RIGHTEOUS
JUDGES
REWARD
WICKED
SPEAK
EARTH
GOD

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being a fair judge. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

Psalm 58 says the righteous will rejoice when God makes things right. What good thing do you hope God will fix?
What should we do when something is unfair?

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Psalms 58 · Grade 4

When Leaders Are Unjust

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Read and Think

The title of Psalm 58 calls it a poem by David, set to the tune Do Not Destroy. It begins by challenging people in power: Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly? Instead, they plot injustice and measure out violence with their hands.

David compares their lies to the poison of a deaf cobra that stops its ear and won't listen to the charmer. They will not hear correction. So David turns to God and asks him to take away their power to harm, using strong pictures from his culture: arrows made blunt and water that flows away.

These hard words are a prayer, not a plan for revenge. David brings his anger about injustice to God instead of acting on it himself. The psalm ends with confidence that people will say, Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth.

Show What You Know

Whom does the psalm challenge at the beginning?
Why is the deaf cobra a good picture?
Why are David's hard words a prayer and not revenge?
What will people say at the end?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

Godrewardjudgesspeak

It begins by challenging people in power: Do you indeed righteousness, silent ones?
David brings his anger about injustice to instead of acting on it himself.
The psalm ends with confidence that people will say, Most certainly there is a for the righteous.
Most certainly there is a God who the earth.

Think About It

What should you do when you see something unfair?
Why is it good news that God judges the earth?

Memory Verse

“No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands on the earth.”

Psalms 58:2 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being a fair judge. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What can you do when someone in charge is unfair to you?
What is an imprecatory psalm?

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Psalms 58 · Grade 5

A God Who Judges the Earth

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Read and Think

The title of Psalm 58 calls it a poem by David. It is addressed to those who hold power to judge. Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men? Rather than protect the weak, these rulers plot injustice in their heart and measure out the violence of their hands on the earth.

David describes them as wayward from birth, speaking lies, like a deaf cobra that refuses to listen to the charmer. Then comes one of the strongest prayers in the Psalms. David asks God to break the power of the wicked, using vivid pictures of lions' teeth, vanishing water, blunted arrows and a melting snail. These are poetic images of evil losing its power, and they are prayed to God rather than carried out by David.

Psalms like this are called imprecatory psalms, because they call on God to act against evil. They teach that anger at injustice belongs in prayer, and that vengeance is God's work, not ours. The psalm closes with its main point: men shall say, Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth.

Show What You Know

Why does David call the rulers silent ones?
What do the vivid images in verses 6-9 picture?
What is an imprecatory psalm?
What is the main point at the end?

Crossword

Across

Most certainly there is a God who judges the ____.
Most certainly there is a ____ who judges the earth.
Do you indeed ____ righteousness.

Down

Most certainly there is a ____ for the righteous.
Most certainly there is a God who ____ the earth.

Think About It

How can strong feelings about injustice be brought to God in a healthy way?
Why does it matter that judging belongs to God and not to us?

Memory Verse

“No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands on the earth.”

Psalms 58:2 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being a fair judge. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

Why is God's justice good news for the weak?
How should leaders use their power?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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Worksheets

God Is Fair

Prayer

Take It Home

God Is Fair

Trace the Words

Match the Pictures

Mini Maze

Draw It

Prayer

Take It Home

A Fair Judge

Trace the Words

Match the Pictures

God Is Fair

Prayer

Take It Home

God Is a Fair Judge

Read the Story

Show What You Know

Word Search

Prayer

Take It Home

Most Certainly There Is a God

Read the Story

Answer the Questions

God Is Fair

Word Search

Prayer

Take It Home

When Leaders Are Unjust

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Word Bank Fill-In

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

A God Who Judges the Earth

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Crossword

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

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