| Projects and Activities |
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Psalm 23 in Legos - A mother shares how having her boys create Lego scenes depicting the 23rd Psalm brought about a healing of a fever. |
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Psalm 133 in Legos - Shalom Clark illustrated Psalm 133:1-3 using Legos® and Comic Life©. |
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Writing Psalms - Students answer a series of questions to help them write a Psalm. This exercise can be customized for younger or older children. |
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Explore the Book of Psalms - Find the longest chapter, the shortest
chapter, and the midpoint in the Bible |
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Writing an Acrostic Psalm - In an acrostic Psalm, like Psalm 119, each of the verses started with one of the letters from the 22- lettered Hebrew alphabet. |
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A "First Aid"
Kit of Psalms - Create a list of Psalms to help children with specific problems |
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Personal 23rd Psalm Books - Look at 23rd Psalm books created by a Sunday school class of 4th and 5th graders |
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Sing a New Song for Your Life - Write your own new song as Psalms 96:1 encourages |
| Puzzles, Mazes, Coloring, etc. |
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Coloring Page - Because the Lord is my Shepherd I have all I need |
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Break the Code - Decipher the Bible verses (all of them are Psalms) |
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Growing Strong in the Lord - Read Psalms 1:1-3 and then find your way through the maze to the stream |
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The Psalms—Songs to the Lord - Find your way through the maze of musical instruments |
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Psalm 107:1 - Match the leaf pattern to discover the Bible verse |
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Psalm 117 - This is the shortest psalm in the Bible. Write two things that
you praise God for. |
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Psalm 147 - Fill in the words from the Psalm and then find those objects in the picture |
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Psalm 148 - Fill in the words from the Psalm and then find those objects in the picture |
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God's Wonderful Care - Fill in the missing words from Psalm 91 and then find those objects in the picture |
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Psalm 8 - Cut out the pictures and put them in the right place in the Psalm |
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Psalm 104 - Cut out the pictures and put them in the right place in the
Psalm |
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The Word of God - The words of Psalm 119:11 are hidden in the cryptogram |
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What's Different Psalms - Find the differences between the two pictures |
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Psalms Question - David wrote two of his Psalms when he was
"in the cave." Which two? |
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Online Interactive Crossword - Psalms |
| Bible Stories and Discussion Questions (read online and lookup in your Bible) |
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Psalms for Younger Children
• A Psalm for Giving Thanks
• A Praise Psalm
• The Shepherd's Psalm
• Shep and Lily - Psalms Written by our Readers
• Shep and Lily - Psalms Quiz
• Shep and Lily - David's Prayer Journal |
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Psalms for Older Children
The Book of Psalms contains five hymnals.
- Book one is Ps. 1-41;
- Book two is Ps. 42-72;
- Book three is Ps. 73-89,
- Book four is Ps. 90-106, and
- Book five is Ps. 107-150.
Look at the following Psalms:
- 1 and 23 are about God as Teacher and Guide;
- 8 and 19 are about nature. (book 1)
- 47 deals with praise and singing,
- 51, 55,
and 67 shows how God helps us.
(book 2)
- 81 is another song of praise. (book
3)
- 91 is one of great comfort;
- 92 & 100 are hymns of praise;
- 93 is about nature. (book 4)
- 113, 136,
and 150 are hymns of praise;
- 119, 128, 139, and 145 show us how God is our help and guide. (book 5)
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| Living with the Bible |
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Wendy Mattson shares insights she has gained from studying the shepherd’s role as revealed in the 23rd Psalm |
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Haley Henderson, a professional ballet dancer, shares how the 91st Psalm helps her handle performing and personal challenges |
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Bob Moline, Songwriter/Composer/Singer, set ten of the
King James' versions of the psalms to music |
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Wendy Mattson shares how turning to the 23rd Psalm during an art show healed her of discouragement and blessed her life |
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Fantazya Kemnitz shares how praying the 23rd Psalm healed her of pain in her back |
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Aaron Tice shares how he was healed of an upset stomach by turning to Psalm 23 |
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Roberta Meyers from the Yountville Community Church, shares Psalms and other Bible verses that have helped her deal with holiday stress |
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A young boy explains that when he was stung by bees, he trusted that God was taking care of him, as the 91st Psalm says |
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Daphne Selbert shares how the 23rd Psalm, swimming, and another swimming couple all helped expand the borders of her thought. |
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A mother shares how having her boys create Lego scenes depicting the 23rd Psalm brought about a healing of a fever. |
| Bible Overview |
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Bible Characters - The Book of Psalms |
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Bible Overview - Psalms |
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Bible Overview - Psalm 151 |
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Mary Jane Chaignot answers aquestion about the “valley of the shadow of death”mentioned in the 23rd Psalm |
| Parenting with the Bible |
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Parenting - The Lord is Our Shepherd (Psalm 23) |
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The Power of Praise, writing Psalms of praise as a family |
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Name Calling encourages families to explore the Psalms and find many other names for God |
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Camp One-a-Days, for each day your child is at camp send an envelope containing a comforting Psalm |
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New Beginnings, Psalm 139 sets a standard for the new activities of summer and how to respond in a Christian way |
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It's Time to be a Sheep, look at Psalm 23 as it pertains to family life, its challenges and its joys |
| Teen Time - Make a Difference |
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Pray for the world; write and share a psalm |
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Modern Day Psalms |
