Week 605 · about 45 minutes
Psalms 91
Psalms 91 · Memory verse Psalms 91:2
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Queues the lesson plan, this story’s coloring page (Psalms 91), the matching word search and answer key (Psalms 91 word search), the memory-verse tracer, and a parent slip.
Five-minute object lesson
Prop: a piece of bread
Hold a piece of bread. Read Psalms 91 in about four minutes, stopping at Psalms 91:2: “I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”” Ask, “What does this prop have to do with Psalms 91?” Let two children answer, then say the memory verse together.
Story script
Psalms 91 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” 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, “Because you have made Yahweh your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place,” Psalms 91 opens with these words: “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” The line to keep is Psalms 91:2: “I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”” Carry the word “refuge” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Psalms 91:2: “I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Psalms 91? Then try this: Read “I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”” 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 91. Every time you freeze, a child says one word from Psalms 91:2. The last child says the whole verse.
Craft
On a US Letter sheet, draw one picture from Psalms 91 and write Psalms 91:2 under it. Send it home as tonight’s reminder, not as a decoration contest.
Memory verse
Psalms 91:2
“I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.””
Take-home prayer
Father, thank you for Psalms 91. Help us remember Psalms 91:2 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.