Week 524 · about 45 minutes
Psalms 10
Psalms 10 · Memory verse Psalms 10:11
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Queues the lesson plan, this story’s coloring page (Psalms 10), the matching word search and answer key (Psalms 10 word search), the memory-verse tracer, and a parent slip.
Five-minute object lesson
Prop: a smooth stone
Hold a smooth stone. Read Psalms 10 in about four minutes, stopping at Psalms 10:11: “He says in his heart, “God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it.”” Ask, “What does this prop have to do with Psalms 10?” Let two children answer, then say the memory verse together.
Story script
Psalms 10 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Why do you stand far off, Yahweh? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.
Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength.” Psalms 10 opens with these words: “Why do you stand far off, Yahweh? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?” The line to keep is Psalms 10:11: “He says in his heart, “God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it.”” Carry the word “heart” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Psalms 10:11: “He says in his heart, “God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it.”” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Psalms 10? Then try this: Read “He says in his heart, “God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it.”” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.
Group game
Walk the room as if you are moving through Psalms 10. Every time you freeze, a child says one word from Psalms 10:11. The last child says the whole verse.
Craft
On a US Letter sheet, draw one picture from Psalms 10 and write Psalms 10:11 under it. Send it home as tonight’s reminder, not as a decoration contest.
Memory verse
Psalms 10:11
“He says in his heart, “God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it.””
Take-home prayer
Father, thank you for Psalms 10. Help us remember Psalms 10:11 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.