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Psalms 143 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Teach Me to Do Your Will

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.

PreschoolShow Me the Way

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

KindergartenTeach Me

MORNING → picture 4WAY → picture 3TEACH → picture 1THIRST → picture 2

Grade 1Lead Me

Hear my prayer, Yahweh. → picture 5My soul thirsts for you. → picture 1Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning. → picture 4Cause me to know the way in which I should walk. → picture 2Teach me to do your will. → picture 3

Order:

1. Don’t enter into judgment with your servant2. I contemplate the work of your hands3. Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning4. Lead me in the land of uprightness

Grade 2Good Morning, God

  1. Whose name is in the title of Psalm 143? David (circle)
  2. What was David thirsty for? God (circle)
  3. When did David ask God to show him love? In the morning (circle)
  4. What did David ask God to show him? The way to go (circle)
  5. What did he know about God's Spirit? It is good. (circle)
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Grade 3Lead Me on Level Ground

  1. Why does David ask for mercy? No one living is righteous in God's sight.
  2. What did David remember? The days of old
  3. What is David's soul like? A parched land
  4. When does David want to hear God's loving kindness? In the morning
  5. What does David ask God to teach him? To do his will
1: Don’t enter into judgment with your servant2: I contemplate the work of your hands3: Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning4: Lead me in the land of uprightness
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Grade 4Thirsting for God

  1. On what basis does David ask for help? God's faithfulness and righteousness, not his own
  2. What gave David hope in his darkness? Remembering God's past help
  3. What picture shows David's longing? A parched land thirsting for rain
  4. Name two things David asks God for in the second half. To hear God's loving kindness in the morning and to be taught to do his will

Word bank: 1. prayer; 2. morning; 3. Teach; 4. Spirit

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

Grade 5Guided by God's Good Spirit

  1. What makes verse 2 foundational? It says no one living is righteous in God's sight, which Paul echoes.
  2. Which New Testament passages echo verse 2? Romans 3:20 and Galatians 2:16
  3. How does memory turn into longing? Remembering God's works makes David thirst for God.
  4. What does David want besides rescue? A changed life, taught to do God's will
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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