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Psalms 130 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Out of the Depths

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.

PreschoolGod Forgives

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

KindergartenWaiting for God

CRY → picture 4FORGIVE → picture 3WAIT → picture 2MORNING → picture 1

Grade 1I Wait for God

Out of the depths I have cried to you. → picture 3There is forgiveness with you. → picture 5I hope in his word. → picture 2Watchmen long for the morning. → picture 4Israel, hope in Yahweh. → picture 1

Order:

1. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my petitions2. But there is forgiveness with you3. My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning

Grade 2God Forgives Us

  1. What kind of song is Psalm 130? A Song of Ascents (circle)
  2. Where did the singer call to God from? Deep trouble (circle)
  3. What does God do? He forgives. (circle)
  4. How did the singer wait? Like a guard waits for morning
  5. What will God save his people from? Their sins (circle)
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Grade 3Forgiveness and Hope

  1. Where does the singer cry from? Out of the depths
  2. What if God kept a record of sins? No one could stand.
  3. What is with God? Forgiveness
  4. Who long for the morning? Watchmen
  5. What will Yahweh redeem Israel from? All their sins
1: Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my petitions2: But there is forgiveness with you3: My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning
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Grade 4From the Depths to Hope

  1. What do the depths picture? Deep waters, a place of danger and despair
  2. Why could no one stand if God kept a record of sins? No one could stand, because no one is without sin.
  3. How does forgiveness lead to fear of God? It makes people worship him with awe.
  4. Why does the singer repeat the watchmen phrase? Because the night feels long

Word bank: 1. depths; 2. wait; 3. hope; 4. morning; 5. redeem

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

Grade 5Forgiveness That Leads to Awe

  1. What are the penitential psalms? Prayers of sorrow for sin
  2. Why does forgiveness lead to reverence instead of carelessness? It draws people to revere the God who forgives freely.
  3. What does the watchman picture teach about waiting? He cannot make dawn come faster, but he knows it will come.
  4. Which New Testament verse speaks of confessing sins? 1 John 1:9
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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