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Psalms 69 · Preschool

God Hears Me

Name Date

Color the waves and the praying hands. God hears us when we call.

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

Bible Verse

“For Yahweh hears the needy, and doesn’t despise his captive people.”

Psalms 69:33 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: When we feel like we are in deep water, we can call to God. He hears us. Let's say, God, help me!

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Psalms 69 · Kindergarten

Save Me

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

SAVE
WATER
HEAR
SING
I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

Psalms 69:30 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

WATER
PRAY
LOVE
HEAR

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw someone lifted up out of deep water.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for answering me when I call. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What came up to David's neck?
  • Who hears us when we call?

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Psalms 69 · Grade 1

God Hears the Needy

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

WATERS
SAVE
PRAISE
SONG
I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

Psalms 69:30 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

The waters came up to my neck.
My prayer is to you, Yahweh.
Your loving kindness is good.
Yahweh hears the needy.
I will praise God with a song.

Out of Deep Waters

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

My eyes fail looking for my God

For the waters have come up to my neck

I will praise the name of God with a song

Answer me in the truth of your salvation

Draw someone lifted up out of deep water.

Memory Verse

“I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.”

Psalms 69:30 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for answering me when I call. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why was David tired?
  • What is zeal?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Psalms 69 · Grade 2

Deep Waters

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Read the Story

David felt like he was in deep water. The water came up to his neck. He was sad and tired from crying. Many people did not like him.

David prayed, Save me, God. He asked God to answer him, because God's love is good. God heard him. David said that he would praise God with a song. God hears people who need him.

Memory Verse

“I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.”

Psalms 69:30 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. What did David feel like he was in?

    Deep waterUp to his neckPeople who need him

  2. How high did the water come?

    From cryingUp to his neckSave me, God

  3. Why was David tired?

    People who need himDeep waterFrom crying

  4. What did David pray?

    From cryingUp to his neckSave me, God

  5. Who does God hear?

    People who need himFrom cryingDeep water

Word Search

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

UJVPRAISEPHVWVDIKJARNSAHETLENABOTEEPFUSYYNEIPVJGWEMGRPSVSSERTBSRAKDGRTRJKWEARYYMR
  • WATERS
  • PRAYER
  • ANSWER
  • PRAISE
  • WEARY
  • DEEP
  • SONG

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for answering me when I call. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Thankful songs please God more than an ox. What can you thank God for in a song?
  • How will David praise God?

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Psalms 69 · Grade 3

Out of the Deep Waters

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Read the Story

The title says The title of Psalm 69 says it is by David. He cried, Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck! He felt like he was sinking in deep mud. He was weary from crying.

Many hated him without a cause. Even his brothers treated him like a stranger. David said, The zeal of your house consumes me. He loved God's house very much.

David prayed, Answer me, Yahweh, for your loving kindness is good. He promised, I will praise the name of God with a song. Yahweh hears the needy. Let heaven and earth praise him!

Memory Verse

“Answer me, Yahweh, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.”

Psalms 69:16 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What came up to David's neck?

  2. How did many people hate David?

  3. What consumes David?

  4. Why did David ask Yahweh to answer?

  5. Who does Yahweh hear?

Out of Deep Waters

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

LRJLVTSPUGDEEPNCPNSONGWUURWANSWEROALYWEARYWYYWOORCFVEKBAWWATERSPRAISEWFUKYINBESYE
  • WATERS
  • PRAYER
  • ANSWER
  • PRAISE
  • WEARY
  • DEEP
  • SONG

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for answering me when I call. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • David looked for someone to comfort him but found none. Who could you sit with when they feel alone?
  • How can you respond when someone dislikes you for no reason?

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Psalms 69 · Grade 4

Zeal for God's House

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Read and Think

The title of Psalm 69 says it is by David, to the tune of Lilies. It opens with drowning: Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck! I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. David is weary with crying, and those who hate him without a cause are more than the hairs of his head.

Part of his suffering comes from loving God. For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me. When he wept and fasted, people mocked him. Even so, David says, my prayer is to you, Yahweh, and he asks God to answer according to his loving kindness.

David asks God to deal with his enemies, leaving judgment in God's hands. Then the psalm ends with song: I will praise the name of God with a song. Yahweh hears the needy. In the New Testament, Jesus' disciples remembered verse 9 when he cleared the temple (John 2:17), and John says Jesus was offered vinegar on the cross (John 19:29), words that echo verse 21.

Show What You Know

  1. What picture describes David's trouble at the start?

  2. Why did some people mock David?

  3. What does David do with his enemies?

  4. When did the disciples remember verse 9?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

wearyprayerwatersGoddeep
  1. It opens with drowning: Save me, God, for the have come up to my neck!
  2. I sink in mire, where there is no foothold.
  3. David is with crying, and those who hate him without a cause are more than the hairs of his head.
  4. Part of his suffering comes from loving .
  5. Even so, David says, my is to you, Yahweh, and he asks God to answer according to his loving kindness.

Think About It

  1. Have you ever felt like you were in deep water? How can you call on God then?

  2. How can loving God sometimes bring teasing from others?

Memory Verse

“For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.”

Psalms 69:9 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for answering me when I call. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • David asked that others who hope in God not be shamed because of him. How might your choices affect others who follow God?
  • How can you hand over hurt to God instead of hurting back?

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Psalms 69 · Grade 5

Suffering for God's Sake

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Read and Think

The title of Psalm 69 says it is by David, to the tune of Lilies. It is one of the most quoted psalms in the New Testament. It opens with a man going under: Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck! He has no foothold, his throat is dry from crying, and his enemies hate him without a cause.

David admits his own foolishness, but much of his pain comes from faithfulness. Because for your sake, I have borne reproach. For the zeal of your house consumes me. He looked for comforters and found none, and in his thirst they gave him vinegar to drink. In the New Testament, the disciples remembered verse 9 when Jesus cleared the temple (John 2:17), Paul applied it to Christ (Romans 15:3), and John records that Jesus was given sour wine on the cross (John 19:29).

Verses 22 to 28 are some of the strongest prayers against enemies in the Psalms. David hands his enemies over to God rather than taking revenge himself, and Christians read them in light of Jesus, who prayed for those who crucified him (Luke 23:34). The psalm finishes in praise: Yahweh hears the needy, and doesn't despise his captive people. Let heaven and earth praise him.

Show What You Know

  1. What does David admit about himself?

  2. Name two New Testament uses of verse 9.

  3. How should the strong prayers in verses 22-28 be read?

  4. How does the psalm end?

Crossword

3421

Across

  1. Neither let the ____ swallow me up.
  2. I am ____ with my crying.

Down

  1. My ____ is to you.
  2. For the ____ have come up to my neck.
  3. ____ me in the truth of your salvation.

Think About It

  1. Why do you think the New Testament writers saw Jesus in this psalm?

  2. How can you respond when you are treated unfairly for doing what is right?

Memory Verse

“But as for me, my prayer is to you, Yahweh, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation.”

Psalms 69:13 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for answering me when I call. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • In the New Testament, Jesus prayed for those who hurt Him. How can you pray for someone who mistreats you?
  • How can we find hope when we feel like we are sinking?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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