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Psalms 12 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: God's Words Are Pure

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.

PreschoolPure Words

personpeopleheart

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

KindergartenTrue Words

WORDS → picture 2SILVER → picture 4FIRE → picture 1PEOPLE → picture 3

Grade 1God's Words Are Flawless

David cried, Help, Yahweh! → picture 2Many people told lies. → picture 4God will help the weak and needy. → picture 5His words are like pure silver. → picture 1God will keep the weak safe. → picture 3

Order:

1. For the faithful fail from among the children of men2. I will set him in safety from those who malign him3. As silver refined in a clay furnace4. You will preserve them from this generation forever

Grade 2Pure Like Silver

  1. What did David pray? Help, Yahweh! (circle)
  2. What were many people doing? Telling lies (circle)
  3. Who does God care for? The weak and needy (circle)
  4. What are Yahweh's words like? Silver that has been made pure seven times
  5. Who will God keep? The weak and needy (circle)
WISYNPFEMHOSFGHBECEDRSILVERLCIDCUTPAPDRPSLIPSAFAAOOBHLTRGODLYOVNULTONGUEMHMPNEEDY

Grade 3Flawless Words

  1. What instrument does the title name? An eight-stringed lyre
  2. How do people speak to their neighbors? With flattering lips and a double heart
  3. Why does Yahweh say he will arise? Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy
  4. What are Yahweh's words like? Silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times
  5. What will Yahweh do for the needy? Keep and preserve them
1: For the faithful fail from among the children of men2: I will set him in safety from those who malign him3: As silver refined in a clay furnace4: You will preserve them from this generation forever
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Grade 4Silver Refined Seven Times

  1. What does speaking with a double heart mean? Saying one thing and meaning another
  2. What do the proud say about their lips? Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?
  3. What will Yahweh do for the needy? Arise and set them in safety
  4. How are Yahweh's words different from people's words? People's words may be false, but God's words are flawless and completely pure.

Word bank: 1. Help; 2. lips; 3. tongue; 4. needy

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

Grade 5Flattering Lips and Flawless Words

  1. What is Psalm 12 mainly about? Speech: lying words and God's flawless words
  2. Why does Yahweh say he will arise? Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy
  3. What does purified seven times suggest? God's words are completely pure.
  4. How does the psalm end? It notes the wicked walk on every side, yet trusts that Yahweh will keep the needy forever.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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