Divide the verse into seven parts, and write it on 3 x 5 cards as follows:
(card 1) I will praise the Lord,
(card 2) who counsels me;
(card 3) even at night
(card 4) my heart instructs me.
(card 5) I have set the Lord always before me.
(card 6) Because he is at my right hand,
(card 7) I will not be shaken.
Divide your class into seven groups and give each group a card, paper, pens, and markers. Ask each group to take a few minutes to decide how they will act out/illustrate their part of the verse. (For smaller groups, give a group more than one card to act out/illustrate.)
Bring the group together and, beginning with group 1, invite the students to share their interpretation of the verse. Repeat several times, saying the verse together as each group “performs.” Ask for feedback on what the verse means or what we can learn from this verse today.