Psalms 84 · Preschool

God's House

Name Date

Color the bird's nest and God's house. God's house is lovely!

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

Bible Verse

“Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. Selah.”

Psalms 84:4 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: People who live in God's house are always praising Him. We like to be near God too! Let's flap like birds and praise God.

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Psalms 84 · Kindergarten

Near God

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

HOME

BIRD

NEST

SUN

For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

Psalms 84:11 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

BIRD

HOME

SUN

HEART

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a bird nesting near God's altar.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the joy of your house. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

Where do you like to go?
What is God like?

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Psalms 84 · Grade 1

Better Than a Thousand

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

LOVELY

SPARROW

SUN

SHIELD

For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

Psalms 84:11 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

How lovely is your house!

The sparrow has found a home.

They go from strength to strength.

God is a sun.

God is a shield.

How Lovely Your House

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

Yes, the sparrow has found a home

How lovely are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies!

For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield

They make it a place of springs

Draw a bird nesting near God's altar.

Memory Verse

“For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.”

Psalms 84:11 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the joy of your house. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

Where does the singer want to be?
What does God give?
What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Psalms 84 · Grade 2

A Bird's Home

Name Date

Read the Story

The singer loved God's house. He said God's house was lovely. He wanted to be there. Even a little bird made her nest near God's house.

One day in God's house is better than a thousand days anywhere else. God is like the sun. He is like a shield. He gives good things.

Memory Verse

“Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. Selah.”

Psalms 84:4 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

What did the singer love?
A thousandGood thingsGod's house
What made a nest near God's house?
Good thingsA thousandA little bird
How many days is one day in God's house better than?
A little birdA thousandGod's house
What is God like?
What does God give?
God's houseThe sun and a shieldGood things

Word Search

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

STRENGTH
SPARROW
LOVELY
SHIELD
HOUSE
HOME
SUN
DAY

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the joy of your house. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

Why do you like being with God's family?
Who wrote this psalm, as the title says?

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Psalms 84 · Grade 3

A Day in Your Courts

Name Date

Read the Story

The title of Psalm 84 calls it a Psalm by the sons of Korah. How lovely are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies! My soul longs for the courts of Yahweh. Even the sparrow has found a home near your altars.

Blessed are those who dwell in your house. Blessed are those whose strength is in you. Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs. They go from strength to strength.

For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God. For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

Memory Verse

“For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.”

Psalms 84:10 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

Who wrote Psalm 84, as the title says?
What did the sparrow find?
What do travelers make the valley of Weeping?
What would the singer rather be?
What does God withhold from those who walk blamelessly?

How Lovely Your House

Write what happened in each box.

1

2

3

4

Word Search

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

STRENGTH
SPARROW
LOVELY
SHIELD
HOUSE
HOME
SUN
DAY

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the joy of your house. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What is a pilgrim?
How can you welcome a visitor at church?

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Psalms 84 · Grade 4

Strength to Strength

Name Date

Read and Think

The title of Psalm 84 calls it a Psalm by the sons of Korah, on an instrument of Gath. It is a pilgrim song, sung by people traveling to Jerusalem to worship. How lovely are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies! My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. The singer envies the sparrow and the swallow, who get to nest near God's altars.

Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage. On the way they pass through the valley of Weeping, a dry and sad place, but they make it a place of springs. They go from strength to strength until they appear before God in Zion. Faith turns hard places into places of blessing.

The singer makes a choice. A day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Blessed is the man who trusts in you.

Show What You Know

What is a pilgrim song?
What do the pilgrims do with the valley of Weeping?
How do they travel?
What would the singer rather be than live with the wicked?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

houseGodstrengthdaylovely

How are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies!
Blessed are those whose is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.
They go from strength to strength until they appear before in Zion.
A in your courts is better than a thousand.
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Think About It

What makes being with God better than anything else?
How could God turn a sad place in your life into a place of springs?

Memory Verse

“Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.”

Psalms 84:5 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the joy of your house. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How does God give you new energy along the way?
What humble job would you gladly do for God?

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Psalms 84 · Grade 5

A Sun and a Shield

Name Date

Read and Think

The title says The title of Psalm 84 names the sons of Korah, a Levite family who served in the temple. It is a song of longing for God's presence. How lovely are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies! My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Even small birds, the sparrow and the swallow, have found a home near God's altars.

The middle of the psalm describes pilgrims on the road to Zion. Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage. The valley of Weeping may have been a real dry valley, but its name also describes seasons of grief. Pilgrims who trust God make it a place of springs, and autumn rains cover it with blessings. They go from strength to strength.

The psalm's best-known line compares time and place. For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. The reason is God's character: Yahweh God is a sun and a shield, giving light and protection. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

Show What You Know

Who were the sons of Korah?
What can the valley of Weeping describe besides a place?
What does it mean that one day in God's courts is better than a thousand?
What do sun and shield picture?

Crossword

Across

The sparrow has found a ____.
Blessed are those who dwell in your ____.

Down

The ____ has found a home.
Blessed are those whose ____ is in you.
How ____ are your dwellings.

Think About It

What does it mean for your heart to be set on a pilgrimage toward God?
How is God like a sun and a shield in your life?

Memory Verse

“For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.”

Psalms 84:11 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the joy of your house. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

The singer longed for God's courts until he fainted. What would it look like for you to long for God that much?
What good thing has God given you?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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Worksheets

God's House

Prayer

Take It Home

Near God

Trace the Words

Match the Pictures

Mini Maze

Draw It

Prayer

Take It Home

Better Than a Thousand

Trace the Words

Match the Pictures

How Lovely Your House

Prayer

Take It Home

A Bird's Home

Read the Story

Show What You Know

Word Search

Prayer

Take It Home

A Day in Your Courts

Read the Story

Answer the Questions

How Lovely Your House

Word Search

Prayer

Take It Home

Strength to Strength

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Word Bank Fill-In

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

A Sun and a Shield

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Crossword

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

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