Week 619 · about 45 minutes
Psalms 105
Psalms 105 · Memory verse Psalms 105:3
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Queues the lesson plan, this story’s coloring page (Psalms 105), the matching word search and answer key (Psalms 105 word search), the memory-verse tracer, and a parent slip.
Five-minute object lesson
Prop: a key
Hold a key. Read Psalms 105 in about four minutes, stopping at Psalms 105:3: “Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.” Ask, “What does this prop have to do with Psalms 105?” Let two children answer, then say the memory verse together.
Story script
Psalms 105 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.” 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, “Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob lived in the land of Ham.” Psalms 105 opens with these words: “Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.” The line to keep is Psalms 105:3: “Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.” Carry the word “glory” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Psalms 105:3: “Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Psalms 105? Then try this: Read “Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.” 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 105. Every time you freeze, a child says one word from Psalms 105:3. The last child says the whole verse.
Craft
On a US Letter sheet, draw one picture from Psalms 105 and write Psalms 105:3 under it. Send it home as tonight’s reminder, not as a decoration contest.
Memory verse
Psalms 105:3
“Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.”
Take-home prayer
Father, thank you for Psalms 105. Help us remember Psalms 105:3 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.