Week 583 · about 45 minutes
Psalms 69
Psalms 69 · Memory verse Psalms 69:6
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Queues the lesson plan, this story’s coloring page (Psalms 69), the matching word search and answer key (Psalms 69 word search), the memory-verse tracer, and a parent slip.
Five-minute object lesson
Prop: a small lamp
Hold a small lamp. Read Psalms 69 in about four minutes, stopping at Psalms 69:6: “Don’t let those who wait for you be shamed through me, Lord Yahweh of Armies. Don’t let those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, God of Israel.” Ask, “What does this prop have to do with Psalms 69?” Let two children answer, then say the memory verse together.
Story script
Psalms 69 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck!” 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, “You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor. My adversaries are all before you.” Psalms 69 opens with these words: “Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck!” The line to keep is Psalms 69:6: “Don’t let those who wait for you be shamed through me, Lord Yahweh of Armies. Don’t let those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, God of Israel.” Carry the word “wait” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Psalms 69:6: “Don’t let those who wait for you be shamed through me, Lord Yahweh of Armies. Don’t let those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, God of Israel.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Psalms 69? Then try this: Read “Don’t let those who wait for you be shamed through me, Lord Yahweh of Armies. Don’t let those who seek you…” 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 69. Every time you freeze, a child says one word from Psalms 69:6. The last child says the whole verse.
Craft
On a US Letter sheet, draw one picture from Psalms 69 and write Psalms 69:6 under it. Send it home as tonight’s reminder, not as a decoration contest.
Memory verse
Psalms 69:6
“Don’t let those who wait for you be shamed through me, Lord Yahweh of Armies. Don’t let those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, God of Israel.”
Take-home prayer
Father, thank you for Psalms 69. Help us remember Psalms 69:6 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.