Psalms 79:1–13
Psalm 79: A Prayer for Deliverance
Psalm 79 is a prayer spoken to God after great loss. Students will trace who is speaking, what images the psalm uses, and how the prayer moves from grief and need towards praise.
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Psalms 79:1–13
Psalm 79 is a prayer spoken to God after great loss. Students will trace who is speaking, what images the psalm uses, and how the prayer moves from grief and need towards praise.
Psalms 80:1–19
Psalm 80 is a prayer-poem spoken to God by a group. In this lesson, children will identify who is speaking, notice the psalm’s strong pictures, and follow how the prayer moves through need, grief and renewed appeal.
Psalms 81:1–16
Psalm 81 begins with loud singing and festival music, then the poem turns to God’s own words. In this lesson, children follow that change, notice the images, and learn what God says to his people.
Psalms 82:1–8
Psalm 82 is a poem with strong courtroom and assembly images. Children can listen for where the quoted words begin and end, who is being addressed, and how the psalm moves from scene, to speech, to closing prayer.
Psalms 83:1–18
Psalm 83 is a prayer asking God to act when many enemies join together against God’s people. In this lesson, children will identify the speaker, notice the poem’s images, and trace how the prayer moves to its final purpose.
Matthew 7:13–23
Jesus gives linked warnings about two paths, false prophets, fruit, and empty claims. This lesson helps older students compare the images and see how the passage measures a person’s direction by what is genuine, not by appearances or impressive words.
Psalms 84:1–12
Psalm 84 is a prayer-poem full of longing for God. In this lesson, children trace its pictures, its movement from desire to prayer to trust, and the way it says one day with God is deeply valuable.
Psalms 85:1–13
Psalm 85 is a prayer-poem that remembers God’s past kindness, asks for help in the present, and then waits to hear God’s peace. Children can learn to spot both the movement of the psalm and the change in its speaking voice.
Psalms 86:1–17
Psalm 86 is a prayer from someone in trouble who keeps calling to God. In this lesson, children trace how the prayer moves from need, to praise, to asking for help and strength again.
Psalms 87:1–7
Psalm 87 is a short song about Zion, the city of God. In this lesson, children will hear its strong images, notice who is speaking in different lines, and follow how the poem moves from praise to joyful words.
Psalms 88:1–18
Psalm 88 is a prayer from someone in deep trouble who keeps calling to Yahweh. This lesson helps children notice who is speaking, the strong images in the poem, and how the prayer moves from cry to more cry.
Psalms 89:1–52
Psalm 89 begins with singing about Yahweh’s loving kindness and faithfulness, then moves through praise, God’s covenant with David, and a painful complaint. Children can learn how one psalm holds both confident worship and honest questions.
Psalms 90:1–17
Psalm 90 is a prayer spoken to the Lord in we and our language. In this lesson, children notice who is speaking, the images the prayer uses, and how it moves from praise, to sorrow, to requests for help.
Psalms 91:1–16
Psalm 91 uses strong pictures to speak about safety with God. In this lesson, children trace who is speaking, notice the images in the poem, and describe how the words move from trust, to danger, to God’s own reply.
Psalms 92:1–15
Psalm 92 teaches children to notice how this song moves from thankful praise, to confidence in God’s greatness, to a picture of righteous people growing strong and fruitful. Students will identify the speaker, key images and the flow of the poem.
Psalms 93:1–5
Psalm 93 is a short praise poem with strong images and direct words to Yahweh. In this lesson, children will identify who is being addressed, notice the poem’s pictures, and trace how the psalm moves from Yahweh’s reign to his firm statutes and holiness.
Matthew 7:28–29
This lesson helps children notice how the crowd reacted when Jesus finished speaking. They will observe two clear ideas in the verses: the people were astonished, and Jesus taught with authority.
Psalms 94:1–23
Psalm 94 is a prayer-poem that cries out for justice, describes cruel wrongdoing, answers false ideas about God, and ends in personal trust. Students will trace how the speaker addresses Yahweh, names evil, and rests in God as refuge.
Psalms 95:1–11
Psalm 95 starts with joyful invitations to sing and bow before Yahweh, then changes into a serious warning. In this lesson, children will trace the psalm’s images, notice the change in speaker, and explain its message from beginning to end.
Psalms 96:1–13
Psalm 96 is a praise poem that calls everyone, everywhere, to respond to Yahweh. In this lesson, children will identify the speaking voice of the poem, notice its strong praise words and images, and trace how the poem moves to its ending.
Psalms 97:1–12
Psalm 97 is a praise poem that announces Yahweh’s rule over the whole earth. Children will listen for the poem’s speaking voice, trace how its ideas move from start to finish, and respond to its images and commands.
Psalms 98:1–9
Psalm 98 is a praise poem that begins with Yahweh’s saving work and widens into a call for people and creation to rejoice. Children will notice who is speaking, who is being called, and how the poem builds to joyful praise.
Psalms 99:1–9
Psalm 99 is a praise poem about Yahweh as King. Children will listen for repeated lines, strong pictures, and the way the speaker talks both about Yahweh and directly to Yahweh.
Psalms 100:1–5
Psalm 100 is a short song of praise that invites everyone to respond to Yahweh with joy, thanksgiving and confidence. In this lesson, children will notice who is called to praise, what images are used, and why praise is fitting.