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Psalms 42 Crossword & Word Search: A thirsty deer finds the stream

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A thirsty deer finds the stream: Psalms 42 word search and memory verse worksheet
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Teaching A thirsty deer finds the stream

When you feel sad inside, you can talk to your own heart and remind it: God is still here, so put your hope in Him.

  • When was the last time you felt really sad? What happened?
  • The singer talked to his own heart and said, "Put your hope in God." What is a true thing you can tell yourself when you feel sad?
  • The deer was thirsty for water. What do you think it means to be thirsty for God?

Word Search

Words hide across, down, and diagonally — forwards and backwards.

FDYITSEVGARCSWWATERRTHIRSTYIFJVUUFAIWKKEFYSINGINGERRCTKTIGYRDNOOHREMRUTDUKGYIYPSSEBYKNBNUVSGNOSFDSSNRTARGNIGNOLCKMBSRLMHIHOIOANORFFOILBGYYBNTEROLOFKLAJYLJKLPOOUDMEIOODIMTPSNFNBOUTIHIGRBCGEVSRCVSUF
  • LONG
  • LONGING
  • COMFORT
  • SAVIOR
  • HEART
  • DEER
  • THIRSTY
  • SINGING
  • LIKE
  • YOUR
  • STILL
  • RUNS
  • WATER
  • SONGS

Crossword

Use the lesson vocabulary and clues to complete the puzzle.

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Across

  1. God was ___ good
  2. Put ___ hope in God!"
  3. It is so ___
  4. He talked to his own heart, gently, ___ a friend

Down

  1. He talked to his own ___, gently, like a friend
  2. He missed ___ songs about God with his friends
  3. The one who saves
  4. Picture a ___ in the forest on a hot day

True or False

Read the chapter and circle the right answer.

  1. Picture a deer in the forest on a hot day.
  2. It is not true that It runs and runs, looking for a cool, bubbling stream to drink from.
  3. Nothing else will do.
  4. It is not true that the person singing this song felt just like that deer.

Memory Verse

Fill in the missing words.

A deer for of water. God, I long for you in the same way.

Psalms 42:1 · NIrV

About this Psalms 42 activity sheet

This free printable worksheet reviews Psalms 42 through four short activities: a word search using lesson vocabulary, a crossword based on the children’s guide, four true/false statements to talk through, and a memory-verse fill-in from Psalms 42:1. The final page is a complete answer key for the adult in the room.

The sheet is written for roughly ages 6–12. Read the chapter aloud first, or work through the Psalms 42 kids study guide together, then hand out the sheet as a review. You can also read Psalms 42 before you start.

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“A deer longs for streams of water. God, I long for you in the same way.”
Psalms 42:1 · NIrV

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