Psalms 63 · Preschool

I Love You, God

Name Date

Color the desert, the sun and the water. God's love is better than anything.

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

Bible Verse

“Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.”

Psalms 63:3 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: When we are thirsty, we want water. David wanted God even more! Let's lift our hands and praise God.

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Psalms 63 · Kindergarten

I Seek God

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

SEEK

THIRST

LOVE

PRAISE

Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.

Psalms 63:3 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

DESERT

WATER

HANDS

NIGHT

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a dry land and someone thirsty for God.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for your love that is better than life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

Where was David?
God is good to you. How can you say thank you to God?

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Psalms 63 · Grade 1

Better Than Life

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

THIRST

DESERT

HANDS

WINGS

Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.

Psalms 63:3 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

David was in a dry desert.

My soul thirsts for you.

Your love is better than life.

I will lift up my hands.

I rejoice under your wings.

I Seek You

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

I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings

I will lift up my hands in your name

Because your loving kindness is better than life

God, you are my God

Draw a dry land and someone thirsty for God.

Memory Verse

“Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.”

Psalms 63:3 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for your love that is better than life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

When do you feel God's love the most?
When can you think about God?
What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Psalms 63 · Grade 2

Thirsty for God

Name Date

Read the Story

David was in the desert. It was hot and dry. There was no water. David was thirsty. But he wanted God even more.

David told God that his love is better than life. He would praise God. He would lift up his hands. At night in bed, I will think about you.

Memory Verse

“Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.”

Psalms 63:3 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

Where was David?
GodIn the desertGod's loving kindness
What was missing in the desert?
WaterGod's loving kindnessIn the desert
What did David want even more than water?
GodGod's loving kindnessAt night in bed
What is better than life?
God's loving kindnessIn the desertGod
When does David think about God?
God's loving kindnessIn the desertAt night in bed

Word Search

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

THIRSTS
BETTER
WATER
NIGHT
WINGS
SEEK
LIFE
DRY

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for your love that is better than life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

The singer lifted his hands to God. How can you praise God with your hands?
The singer rejoiced in the shadow of God's wings. How does God care for you like a mother bird?

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Psalms 63 · Grade 3

Seeking God in the Desert

Name Date

Read the Story

The title says David wrote this Psalm when he was in the desert of Judah. It was a dry and weary land, where there is no water. David said, God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you.

David remembered seeing God's power and glory in the sanctuary. He said, Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you. He would lift up his hands in God's name.

At night on his bed, David thought about God. He said, I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings. My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.

Memory Verse

“Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.”

Psalms 63:3 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

Where was David, as the title says?
What does David's soul thirst for?
What is better than life?
When does David think about God?
What holds David up?

I Seek You

Write what happened in each box.

1

2

3

4

Word Search

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

THIRSTS
BETTER
WATER
NIGHT
WINGS
SEEK
LIFE
DRY

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for your love that is better than life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What helps you want more of God?
Where do you feel close to God?

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Psalms 63 · Grade 4

A Dry and Weary Land

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Read and Think

The title of Psalm 63 calls it a Psalm by David. The title says he wrote it when he was in the desert of Judah. In that dry and weary land, where there is no water, David uses his thirst as a picture of his longing: God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you.

David remembers seeing God's power and glory in the sanctuary, and he makes a bold claim: Your loving kindness is better than life. Being loved by God matters more to him than life itself. So he will bless God while he lives and lift up his hands in God's name, and his soul will be satisfied as with the richest food.

Even at night David remembers God on his bed. He rejoices in the shadow of God's wings. My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up. David trusts that those who seek to destroy him will fail, and he says the king shall rejoice in God.

Show What You Know

What picture does David use for his longing for God?
What bold claim does David make?
How will David's soul be satisfied?
What two things show closeness at the end?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

nightlifeseekdrythirsts

In that and weary land, where there is no water, David uses his thirst as a picture of his longing: God, you are my God.
I will earnestly you.
My soul for you.
Being loved by God matters more to him than itself.
Even at David remembers God on his bed.

Think About It

What does it look like to be thirsty for God?
When could you think about God at night like David did?

Memory Verse

“My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.”

Psalms 63:8 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for your love that is better than life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you spend time with God in the morning?
How can you seek God earnestly?

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Psalms 63 · Grade 5

Better Than Life

Name Date

Read and Think

The title of Psalm 63 places David in the desert of Judah. Whether he was fleeing Saul or Absalom, the title does not say. What it does give is a vivid setting: a dry and weary land, where there is no water. David's physical thirst becomes a picture of his soul: God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you.

David draws on memory. He has seen God's power and glory in the sanctuary. That memory leads to one of the strongest statements in the Psalms: Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you. If God's love is worth more than life, then nothing can take away David's reason to praise. His soul is satisfied as with the richest food, even in a place with no food or water.

David's devotion continues through the night watches as he remembers God on his bed. The psalm describes a two-way grip: My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up. David clings to God, but God's hand is what truly holds him. The psalm ends with confidence that the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced and the king shall rejoice in God.

Show What You Know

What does the title tell us, and what does it leave out?
Why can nothing take away David's reason to praise?
How can David be satisfied in a place with no food?
What is the two-way grip in verse 8?

Crossword

Across

My soul ____ for you.
I will earnestly ____ you.

Down

Because your loving kindness is ____ than life.
Where there is no ____.
In a ____ and weary land.

Think About It

What would change if you truly believed God's love is better than life?
How is God's hand holding you more important than how tightly you hold on?

Memory Verse

“Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.”

Psalms 63:3 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for your love that is better than life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

David's enemies sought his life, yet he rejoiced in God. How can you find joy in God during real danger?
When you feel empty, how can you find what you need in God?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Psalms 63: Your Loving Kindness Is Better Than Life

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Worksheets

I Love You, God

Prayer

Take It Home

I Seek God

Trace the Words

Match the Pictures

Mini Maze

Draw It

Prayer

Take It Home

Better Than Life

Trace the Words

Match the Pictures

I Seek You

Prayer

Take It Home

Thirsty for God

Read the Story

Show What You Know

Word Search

Prayer

Take It Home

Seeking God in the Desert

Read the Story

Answer the Questions

I Seek You

Word Search

Prayer

Take It Home

A Dry and Weary Land

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Word Bank Fill-In

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

Better Than Life

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Crossword

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

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