Thanksgiving Praise Lament

Pre-K–1st • Unit 9 • Lesson 85 Praises to God Name Psalm 117:1–2, 150:1–6, 3:1 & 4, 136:1–3

The psalms help us praise and thank God and remind us to go to him for help. Color the pictures from today’s lesson.

Lament Praise

Thanksgiving Limited license to copy issued Campus Bible Church, Fresno, CA Justin & Jessie What You Heard In the Word Justin closed his mouth. He crossed his arms and just • Psalms help us remember to praise and thank stood there between Jessie and another girl singing God for who he is and all he has done. Psalms along with the music. But not Justin. “Nope,” he also remind us to pray to God in times of thought. “I’m not going to sing ever again.” trouble. • God inspired different men like David, Moses, Solomon, and Asaph to write psalms.

Ask your child these questions from today’s lesson: 1. What kind of psalm reminds us to think about how great God is and praise him? A psalm of praise. 2. What kind of psalm reminds us to go to God when there’s trouble? A psalm of lament. 3. What kind of psalm reminds us to be thankful for all God has done for us? A psalm of thanksgiving.

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it Justin’s never going to sing again? What is wrong? Why won’t he will be given him. sing anymore? Find out in “Praise Songs & Squawking Monkeys.” Go to KidsAnswers.org/jj85 to read the rest of the story and James 1:5 print out this week’s Justin and Jessie coloring sheet.

Copyright © 2018 Answers in Genesis. All rights reserved. See terms in “Limited License to Reproduce.” Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Limited license to copy issued Campus Bible Church, Fresno, CA Grades 2–3 • Unit 9 • Lesson 85 Name Praises to God Psalm 117:1–2, 150:1–6, 3:1–8, 43:1–5, 136:1–3 Circle the words from today’s lesson then color in all the letters.

Some of the vowels (A, E, I, O, U) are missing. Use the picture code and write the letters in the blanks. Then say the verse with your eyes closed. Table A, E, I, O, U Lament A, E, I, O, U

I ackn____wledg____d my sin Paper O E Prayer t____ you, ____nd I d____d not O A I cov____r my ____niq____ity; I Pizza E I U sa____d, "I will c____nfess my Song Coconut I O tr____nsgress____ons to th____ Psalm A I E

Praise Lord," ____nd y____u forgav____ A O E the in____qu____ty of my sin. Thanksgiving I I Psalm 32:5 Limited license to copy issued Campus Bible Church, Fresno, CA What You Heard In the Word Justin & Jessie • God chose many writers to write the book of Justin closed his mouth. He crossed his arms and just stood Psalms, which contains songs and prayers of praise, there between Jessie and another girl singing along lament, and thanksgiving. with the music. But not Justin. • The psalms teach us to praise and thank God for who “Nope,” he thought. “I’m not going to sing ever again.” he is and what he's done. And some psalms remind us that we can cry out to God when we are sad or afraid, and he hears us.

OutWord For Family Discussion What if you heard someone say that he is so miserable he doesn’t feel like praying anymore? What could you say? Even when we feel lousy, God wants us to come to him. God has even made a way to help us pray when we can’t find the words. In the book of Psalms in the Bible, you’ll find many songs and prayers that were written by men who were often in trouble. If you’re so miserable that you don’t know what to pray, read the psalms out loud as a prayer. The psalms will help you remember that God cares about you and wants to help you.

Justin’s never going to sing again? What is wrong? Why won’t he sing anymore? Find out in “Praise Songs & Squawking Monkeys.” Go to KidsAnswers.org/jj85 to read the rest of the story and print out this week’s Justin and Jessie coloring sheet.

Copyright © 2018 Answers in Genesis. All rights reserved. See terms in “Limited License to Reproduce.” Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Limited license to copy issued Campus Bible Church, Fresno, CA Grades 4–5 • Unit 9 • Lesson 85 Praises to God Name Psalm 117, 150:1–6, 3:1–8, 43:1–5, 136:1–3

Draw a line to connect each verse to the type of psalm. Lament Is the psalmist crying out to God (lament), giving thanks (thanksgiving), or offering praise (praise)?

1. Psalm 150:2 Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! 2. Psalm 3:4 I cried aloud to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy hill. 3. Psalm 100:4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! Praise 4. Ps alm 4:1 Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer! 5. Ps alm 104:1 Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty. 6. Ps alm 118:1 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! 7. Ps alm 117:1–2 Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord! 8. Psalm 69:1 Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. 9. Psalm 136:26 Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever. 10. Ps alm 142:1 With my voice I cry out to the Lord; with my voice I plead Thanksgiving

for mercy to the Lord. 1) Praise, 2) Lament, 3) Thanksgiving, 4) Lament, 5) Praise, 6) Thanksgiving, 7) Praise, 8) Lament, 9) Thanksgiving, 10) Lament 10) Thanksgiving, 9) Lament, 8) Praise, 7) Thanksgiving, 6) Praise, 5) Lament, 4) Thanksgiving, 3) Lament, 2) Praise, 1)

I acknowledged my ______to you, and I did not ______my iniquity; I said, "I will ______my transgressions to the ______," and you Fill in the blanks to complete the verse. ______the ______of my sin. Psalm 32:5 Limited license to copy issued Campus Bible Church, Fresno, CA What You Heard HomeWord For Parents • The book of P In the Word Psalms is a book of prayers and hymns meant to draw our atten- salwms is a collection of prayers and songs, including psalms of praise, lament, tion to our mighty God. The psalms teach us how to worship God and thanksgiving. with our words. The psalms made up the “hymnbook” for the Jews. To them, the title simply meant “praises,” and that is what the psalms • God inspired man psalms, including Kingy David,authors Asaph, to write Solomon, the were used for—songs of praise. Most of the psalms emphasize man’s and Moses. We can use the psalms to help us position before the incomprehensible, holy God. This sets God in his worship, praise, and pray to God. rightful place—as ruler over the affairs of the world and all mankind. As the psalmist speaks, God and his attributes are exalted. God’s sovereignty is constantly affirmed by the psalmists as they offer him thanks and praise, as they cry out to him for help, or as they boldly claim their confidence in what he will do in the future. The psalms have been classified into various groupings, but today we looked at three common types of psalms: praise (Psalm 117, 150), lament (Psalm 3, 43), and thanksgiving (Psalm 136). For Family Discussion The different types of psalms show us how to offer worship OutWord to God. Whether we are praising and thanking him in the good What if you heard someone say that he is so times, recalling his faithfulness and love, or crying out to him in miserable he doesn’t feel like praying anymore? What times of anguish, he alone is worthy of our praises. would you say? Even when we feel lousy, God wants us to come to him. God has even made a way to help us pray when we can’t find the words. In the book of Psalms in the Bible, you’ll find many songs and prayers that were written by men who were often in trouble. If you’re so miserable that you don’t know what to pray, read the psalms out loud as a prayer. The psalms will help you remember that God cares about you and wants to help you.