Joy in the Psalms

Psalms 8 and 19

Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called Psalms. The word psalm means holy song or special song.

Our story begins with a king named David. King David loved God. And King David liked to write songs to God. One time King David wrote a song because everywhere he looked he saw things God made that gave him joy.


David saw the moon and the stars in the night sky. When King David saw the moon and the stars, he thought, “Wow, God! You are awesome!”


Then David saw the sun coming up in the morning and how it was SO big and bright. When King David saw the sun, he thought, “Wow, God! You are awesome!”


Then King David saw all the people God made—children and grandparents, farmers and fishermen, short people, tall people. And that includes you! Point to yourself because God made you, too. When King David saw all the people God made, he thought—say it with me! “Wow, God! You are awesome!”


Each time King David saw something God made, it gave him joy and he wanted to celebrate God with his whole heart! That’s why he wrote the songs—to celebrate God!


King David had joy when he saw all that God had made. We can have joy when we see what God made too! That means we can have joy all the time, because everywhere we look we see things God made! Because God made everything! Wow! So, when anyone asks you, “Who can have joy all the time?” You can say, “I can have joy all the time!”






Bible Paraphrase: A joyful heart is good medicine. —Proverbs 17:22, ESV

Text Truth: I can have joy when I see what God has made.



Family Devotional

Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

You have set your glory in the heavens. Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?

You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor. You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet: all flocks and herds, and the animals of the wild, the birds in the sky, and the fish in the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.

Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
—Psalm 8:1-9

In our Bible Story, King David loved God. And he liked to write songs to God. One time he wrote a song because everywhere he looked he saw things God made that gave him joy. When King David saw the sun, he thought of God and had joy! When King David saw the stars, he thought of God and had joy! When King David saw people, he thought of God and had joy! Do you know what that means? We can have joy when we see what God has made too! And since we can see what God has made all the time, we can have joy all the time! So, when anyone asks you, “Who can have joy all the time?” You can say, “I can have joy all the time!”

A joyful heart is good medicine. —Proverbs 17:22, ESV

We can gave joy when we see the things God has made. So, with your family, get a piece of paper and make a list of things God has made. Have each family member write down a thing God has made. And make sure they write their name next to the thing they write down.

Pray with your family. Allow any family members to pray if they wish. In your own words, say, “Dear God, You are amazing! No one can make things like You can. You made the whole world and everything in it! Thank You for making (read the list your family made). Help us think of You and have joy every time we see the things You have made. We love You, God. In Jesus’ name. Amen.”

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