Psalm Eight: Babe Praise!
Superscription: "To the chief musician upon Gittith." A Psalm of David; Book 1: # of Verses: 9
First Verse: "O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hath set thy glory above the heavens."
Last Verse: "O LORD our LORD, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!"
Psalm 8 is one of my very favorite Psalms. Especially, I like the NT passage in Matthew 21:16 where Jesus himself quotes Psalm 8:2: "Yea, have ye never read, OUT OF THE MOUTH OF BABES AND SUCKLINGS THOU HAST PERFECTED PRAISE?" Have you read it? Have you heard it? Babe praise?
This Psalm verse quoted by Jesus took place on that first Palm Sunday when Jesus entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey while the people shouted "Hosanna!" and tossed their clothing onto the road. Read the story aloud here: Matthew 21:1-15. Notice that Jesus was in the temple when he talked about the perfect praise of little children.
Story in Rhyme: "Out of the Mouth of Babes!"
Long ago
some little kids
praised the Lord,
oh yes, they did.
And Jesus liked
what they did say
to welcome him
on that day.
But some men
wondered why
loud hosannas
they did cry.
Then to the men
Jesus said,
"Have you never
read, Out of the
mouth of babes ...
thou hast perfected
praise?" Matt: 21:16/
Psalm 8:2
LEP
A Psalm Story: Pilot Mt. Praise in the Piedmont: Some years ago, I lived in a rural NC in a town called Pilot Mountain. From our property we could view the famous knob topped mountain that the Indians used as a focal point to help guide them to certain locations.
In the spring all the wooded areas burst forth in flower and song. The place was so lovely with its golden yellow forsythia, pale pink dogwoods, vibrant redbuds, and other flowering trees. Often, I'd pick branches and bunches of flowers to take to my children's group in Winston to use for praise and worship! Oh, how the children and I enjoyed this. At other times I'd invite friends and home and Christian school groups to tour our property or take groups up to Pilot Mt. to view the wondrous trees there. What exciting times of fellowship and praise we shared!
During this time, I wrote poems/action rhymes/songs to use with the children as I told them the Palm Sunday, Crucifixion, and Easter stories. One of my favorite trees was a Pussy Willow with its silvery catkins I'd cut into mini branches to tape to our praise pages. Another tree was the giant Ailanthus with its humongous palm-like branches we could wave round in praise! No, we didn't have palms, but we had trees of field that clapped their leaf hands in praise to the Lord! We had branches to wave as we sang praise!
Here are a several for younger kids to move to:
"In the Crowd Praise!"
In the crowd praise,
Out loud praise,
At the front praise,
In the back praise,
Can't be still praise,
Yes, I will praise-
the LORD!" LEP
A Branch, A Bough
A branch, a bough, a twig, a limb,
We cut down to honor him,
A palm, a frond, we move to make
Soft tree sounds, as we shake--
"Our Hosannas!" LEP
The Praise Palm Pokey
Tune: "The Hokey Pokey"
You put your praise palm in,
You put your praise palm out,
You put your praise palm in,
As you shake it all about,
You do the Praise Palm Pokey,
As you turn yourself about,
And give the Lord a shout!
LEP
Sing this: "How Majestic Is Thy Name!
Hear Here: Sandi Patti Ps.8: "How Majestic is Your Name!" Beautiful! Listen to Kim Collingsworth play "How Majestic Is Your Name" (May15, 2021)
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Note this! "How" Verses in the Psalms:" Notice that the first/final verses have the word "How" in them--how excellent or majestic is the name of the Lord. Notice also with what passion one would read these verses for each has a part which ends with an exclamation mark! One might frame both the first and last verses with the mark.
A Challenge! Look through the Psalms to discover more exclamatory/interrogative verses or parts of them that begin with "How ...!" Which verses end with an exclamation mark, and which end with a question mark? Older kids most certainly can search for and be rewarded for this challenge. Younger ones can read a list and highlight the "how" and the "!" or "?" mark.
Here's some I found: Psalm 36:7: "How excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God! ...." Psalm 66:3: "Say unto God, How terrible (awesome) art thou in thy works! ...." Psalm 78:40: "How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness and grieve him in the desert!" Psalm 79:5: "How long, LORD? Wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?" Psalm 84:1: "How amiable (lovely) are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!" Psalm 92:5: "O LORD, how great are thy works! ...." Here are some more "How" verses to search out: Psalm 104:24-Psalm 119:59, 97, 103-Psalm 133:1-Psalm 139:17.... Can you find others?
Parent's Out of the Mouth of Babes' Page: In regard to children's praise do read this article from my ABC Bible Meditation Series: Find it by going to: "ABC: Bible Meditation for Me! O Is for Out of!" Click here:
Learn to Discern Granny: ABC: Bible Meditation for Me! O Is for Out of!
Stat Mat: Green/Gold: Green under gold. Hand Holder: Papers, Poems, Prayers. Jar Lids: Props for figures.
Title: "On the Instrument of Gath (Al Gittith) "A Psalm of David"
Book I Vvs. 1& 9 First Verse & Final Verse: "Exclamatory!" "O LORD, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth!"
"Flexible Straw" with palm branch at the end; or use music sticker notes on small straw section to move to song!
King David Figure: This is a "creation praise palm" of David.
Memorize Jesus' Matthew 21:16 Quote from Psalm 8:2 Click on "Stat Mat" at beginning of the lesson to enlarge the photo!!
Babe Refs: Besides Psalm 8:2, Matt. 21:16, check out Matt.11:25 and Luke 10:21! Can you find other "babe" references as well?
Chat Mat: Psalm 8!
Tell Pilot Praise Story: Use post card pic.
Holler a Hosanna Babes: Boy, Girl, and Toddler.
Babe Praise Figures: Prop up inside two-sectioned jar lid. Click on
bottom photo at the top of the lesson to enlarge it.
Con-verse-sation: Share the "babe" verses. Read them;
memorize them. Note: Copy figures, color, and
cut out. See photo above! Move them!
Point out that there's a difference between a nursing baby
and babes. In Matthew 21 the "babes" Jesus referred to were
"children" in the temple!
Holler a Hosanna Rhyme:
Holler a hosanna!
Holler a hosanna!
Clap, * turn around
Holler a hosanna!
Sit back down! LEP
Vary the motion: jump, lift hands, shake palms etc.
Jesus on a Donkey: Read aloud Matthew 21 Story.
Talk about it. Use other action rhymes above to act
it out. Use actual old jackets, coats, tree branches etc,
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