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Psalms 71 · Preschool

God Is My Hope

Name Date

Color the child and the grandparent. God takes care of us when we are young and when we are old.

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

Bible Verse

“For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth.”

Psalms 71:5 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God loves you now, and he will love you when you are old too! Let's thank God for our grandparents.

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Psalms 71 · Kindergarten

Young and Old

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

YOUNG
OLD
HOPE
ROCK
For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth.

Psalms 71:5 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

YOUNG
OLD
ROCK
HOPE

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw yourself young and old trusting God.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being with me all my life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who is a grown-up who tells you about God?
  • Who is an older person you can help?

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Psalms 71 · Grade 1

Tell the Next Generation

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

YOUTH
HOPE
PRAISE
HARP
For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth.

Psalms 71:5 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

You are my rock.
I trusted you from my youth.
Don't forsake me when I am old.
I will tell the next generation.
My lips shall shout for joy!

All My Life

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

My lips shall shout for joy!

You have taught me from my youth

For you are my hope

For you are my rock and my fortress

Draw yourself young and old trusting God.

Memory Verse

“For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth.”

Psalms 71:5 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being with me all my life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What is God to the singer?
  • How can you love God all your life?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Psalms 71 · Grade 2

God Is My Hope

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Read the Story

The singer had trusted God since he was young. God is my rock. He is my hope.

Now the singer was old. He asked God not to leave him now. He wanted to tell the children about God. My lips will shout for joy. I will sing praise to you.

Memory Verse

“For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth.”

Psalms 71:5 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. When did the singer start trusting God?

    His rock and his hopeWhen he was youngOld

  2. What is God to him?

  3. How old was the singer now?

    Shout for joyOldHis rock and his hope

  4. Who did he want to tell about God?

    When he was youngShout for joyThe children

  5. What will his lips do?

    When he was youngShout for joyOld

Word Search

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

NMGSCOLDDSYUPURTFVUOERDOWASLUEACCRSGGTBIUKVKNRHRSHOPEKYTDEREJSCEOFTAUGHTATVKNCPHI
  • TAUGHT
  • PRAISE
  • YOUTH
  • ROCK
  • HOPE
  • OLD

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being with me all my life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How will he praise God?
  • What instrument is played?

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Psalms 71 · Grade 3

I Will Always Hope

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Read the Story

Psalm 71 has no title. The singer says, In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. You are my rock and my fortress. You are my hope, Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth.

Now the singer is getting old. He prays, Don't reject me in my old age. Don't forsake me when my strength fails. His enemies say that God has forsaken him. But he says, I will always hope.

He wants to tell about God's strength to the next generation. He will praise God with the harp. My lips shall shout for joy! He will talk about God's righteousness all day long.

Memory Verse

“But I will always hope, and will add to all of your praise.”

Psalms 71:14 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Is there a title on Psalm 71?

  2. What is God to the singer since his youth?

  3. What does he pray about his old age?

  4. Who will he tell about God's strength?

  5. What instrument will he use to praise God?

All My Life

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

JOLDYATNLPAFBTOAUVPHLVFCUYAJROPARGTRVRAPKHHRHWUSIEUTOHABCASHDCAFFYEPEHKHLEYLOULNO
  • TAUGHT
  • PRAISE
  • YOUTH
  • ROCK
  • HOPE
  • OLD

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being with me all my life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did the enemies say?
  • What helps you keep trusting God on hard days?

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Psalms 71 · Grade 4

A Lifetime of Trust

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Read and Think

Psalm 71 has no title, so it does not name its writer. The singer looks back over his whole life. You are my hope, Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth. I have relied on you from the womb. God has been with him from his very first day.

Now he is old and gray-haired, and his enemies whisper, God has forsaken him. The singer prays, Don't forsake me when my strength fails. Instead of giving up, he says, But I will always hope, and will add to all of your praise.

He has a job to finish. God, you have taught me from my youth. Even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don't forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation. He ends with music and joy, praising the Holy One of Israel with harp and lyre.

Show What You Know

  1. How far back does the singer's trust go?

  2. What do his enemies whisper?

  3. What job does the singer want to finish?

  4. How does the psalm end?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

youthGodpraiseoldhope
  1. You are my , Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth.
  2. has been with him from his very first day.
  3. Now he is and gray-haired, and his enemies whisper, God has forsaken him.
  4. Instead of giving up, he says, But I will always hope, and will add to all of your .
  5. God, you have taught me from my .

Think About It

  1. Who is an older person who has told you about God? What did you learn?

  2. What could you tell someone younger about God?

Memory Verse

“God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.”

Psalms 71:17 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being with me all my life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Which older Christian could you ask about their faith?
  • How can you be a good example to little kids?

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Psalms 71 · Grade 5

Declaring God to the Next Generation

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Read and Think

Psalm 71 has no title, and it does not name its writer. Its opening verses echo Psalm 31. The voice is that of an older believer: You are my hope, Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth. I have relied on you from the womb. God's faithfulness is the thread that runs through a whole life.

Age brings new fears. Don't reject me in my old age. Don't forsake me when my strength fails. Enemies see his weakness and conclude, God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him. The singer answers with a quiet decision: But I will always hope, and will add to all of your praise. He admits he does not know the full measure of God's salvation, but he will tell of it all day.

His deepest desire is to pass faith on. Even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don't forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come. The God who showed him bitter troubles will bring him up again. The psalm ends with harp and lyre and lips shouting for joy.

Show What You Know

  1. What runs like a thread through the singer's life?

  2. What conclusion do the enemies draw from his weakness?

  3. What does the singer admit about God's salvation?

  4. What is his deepest desire in old age?

Crossword

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Across

  1. You have taught me from my ____.
  2. Don’t reject me in my ____ age.

Down

  1. You have ____ me from my youth.
  2. For you are my ____ and my fortress.
  3. For you are my ____.

Think About It

  1. How can older and younger believers help each other trust God?

  2. What story of God's faithfulness would you want to pass on someday?

Memory Verse

“Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don’t forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.”

Psalms 71:18 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being with me all my life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who in your family could you ask how God has helped them?
  • Which experience of God's care would you want your future children to hear?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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