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Psalms 142 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: You Are My Refuge

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 Hears Me

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

KindergartenIn the Cave

CAVE → picture 4CRY → picture 3REFUGE → picture 2CARE → picture 1

Grade 1God Is My Refuge

David was in the cave. → picture 3I cry with my voice to Yahweh. → picture 5I tell him my troubles. → picture 2You are my refuge. → picture 4The righteous will surround me. → picture 1

Order:

1. I pour out my complaint before him2. You knew my route3. You are my refuge4. The righteous will surround me

Grade 2David in the Cave

  1. Where does the title say David was? In a cave (circle)
  2. How did David feel? Alone (circle)
  3. What did he tell God? All his troubles (circle)
  4. What did David call God? My refuge (circle)
  5. Who cared for David? God (circle)
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Grade 3A Prayer from the Cave

  1. Where does the title say David was? In the cave
  2. What did David pour out before God? His complaint
  3. What did David say about the people around him? No one was concerned for him.
  4. What did David call God? My refuge, my portion
  5. Why did David want to be brought out of prison? So he could give thanks
1: I pour out my complaint before him2: You knew my route3: You are my refuge4: The righteous will surround me
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Grade 4Alone but Not Abandoned

  1. What does the title say about where David was? In the cave
  2. What did God know when David was overwhelmed? His route
  3. What is a portion? A share of land or inheritance
  4. What hope does David end with? The righteous will surround him, for God will be good to him.

Word bank: 1. voice; 2. God; 3. Refuge; 4. spirit; 5. portion

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

Grade 5Prayer in the Dark Places

  1. What does the title say about where David was? In the cave
  2. What does complaint mean in this psalm? Bringing a burden to God, not grumbling against him
  3. How is the cave both a shelter and a prison? It kept David safe but left him lonely.
  4. Which New Testament verse promises God will never leave us? Hebrews 13:5
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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