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Psalms 118 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: This Is the Day

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolThis Is the Day

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenGod Is Good

DAY → picture 4GLAD → picture 3GATE → picture 2STONE → picture 1

Grade 1This Is the Day

Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good. → picture 3Yahweh is on my side. → picture 5Open to me the gates of righteousness. → picture 2The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. → picture 4This is the day that Yahweh has made. → picture 1

Order:

1. For his loving kindness endures forever2. Yah answered me with freedom3. The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone4. This is the day that Yahweh has made

Grade 2A Happy Day

  1. Why should we give thanks to Yahweh? He is good. (circle)
  2. What was around the singer? Enemies (circle)
  3. What did God do when the singer called? God answered. (circle)
  4. Who is better to trust? Yahweh (circle)
  5. Who made this day? Yahweh (circle)
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Grade 3The Rejected Stone

  1. What words begin and end the psalm? Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good.
  2. What did the enemies surround him like? Bees
  3. Why will the singer not be afraid? Yahweh is on his side.
  4. What happened to the rejected stone? It became the cornerstone.
  5. Who quotes this verse about the stone in the New Testament? Jesus
1: For his loving kindness endures forever2: Yah answered me with freedom3: The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone4: This is the day that Yahweh has made
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Grade 4The Cornerstone

  1. What words open and close the psalm? Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good
  2. Why is it better to take refuge in Yahweh? Because putting confidence in man is less sure than trusting God
  3. Whom does the rejected stone point to in the New Testament? Jesus (Matthew 21:42)
  4. When did crowds shout words from verse 26? When Jesus entered Jerusalem

Word bank: 1. thanks; 2. God; 3. stone; 4. day; 5. rejoice

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5From Rejection to Cornerstone

  1. What words open and close the psalm? Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good
  2. What is better than confidence in princes? Taking refuge in Yahweh
  3. What reversal does verse 22 describe? A rejected stone becomes the cornerstone.
  4. Which New Testament passages apply verse 22 to Jesus? Matthew 21:42 and Acts 4:11
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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