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Psalms 131 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Like a Quiet Child

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.

PreschoolCalm Like a Child

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

KindergartenQuiet Heart

CALM → picture 4QUIET → picture 3CHILD → picture 1HOPE → picture 2

Grade 1A Quiet Soul

My heart isn't arrogant. → picture 5Nor my eyes lofty. → picture 1I have stilled and quieted my soul. → picture 4Like a weaned child with his mother. → picture 2Israel, hope in Yahweh. → picture 3

Order:

1. Like a weaned child is my soul within me2. Israel, hope in Yahweh

Grade 2Resting in God

  1. Whose name is in the title of Psalm 131? David (circle)
  2. Is David proud? No (circle)
  3. What is David like? A little child resting with his mother
  4. What does the child do? He rests. (circle)
  5. What does David tell everyone? Hope in God (circle)
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Grade 3A Calm and Humble Heart

  1. How many verses does Psalm 131 have? Three
  2. What is David's heart not? Arrogant
  3. What does he trust God with? What he cannot understand
  4. What is David's soul like? A weaned child with his mother
  5. What does David tell Israel? Hope in Yahweh
1: Like a weaned child is my soul within me2: Israel, hope in Yahweh
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Grade 4The Quiet Soul

  1. What does pride do, according to the passage? It looks down on others and reaches for what belongs to God.
  2. What is humility, according to the passage? Trusting God with what we cannot know
  3. How is a weaned child different from a nursing baby? A weaned child sits calmly, content to be with his mother.
  4. Where does David's peace come from? From being with God, not getting what he wants

Word bank: 1. God; 2. stilled; 3. child; 4. hope

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

Grade 5Contentment in God's Presence

  1. What do the heart and eyes stand for? The inner life and outward ambition
  2. Why does David leave great matters alone? He accepts being a creature before the Creator.
  3. What do the verbs stilled and quieted show? David made an effort to calm himself.
  4. How does Matthew 18:4 connect to the psalm? In the New Testament, Jesus says whoever humbles himself as a little child is greatest.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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