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Psalms 16 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Path of Life

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.

PreschoolFullness of Joy

cupheartPathpersonsun

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

KindergartenGod Shows the Way

PATH → picture 2CUP → picture 4HEART → picture 1JOY → picture 3

Grade 1Joy with God

David took refuge in God. → picture 2God is the only good thing he needs. → picture 4God gave him good things. → picture 5God shows him the path of life. → picture 1With God there is fullness of joy. → picture 3

Order:

1. Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you2. Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup3. I have set Yahweh always before me4. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more

Grade 2A Good Inheritance

  1. Where does David take refuge? In God (circle)
  2. What does David have apart from God? No good thing (circle)
  3. What kind of inheritance does David have? A good inheritance (circle)
  4. What will God show David? The path of life (circle)
  5. What is in God's presence? Fullness of joy (circle)
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Grade 3Fullness of Joy

  1. What does David call Yahweh? My Lord
  2. Who does David delight in? The saints who are on the earth
  3. Where have the lines fallen for David? In pleasant places
  4. Why shall David not be moved? Because Yahweh is at his right hand
  5. What is in God's presence? Fullness of joy
1: Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you2: Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup3: I have set Yahweh always before me4: In your right hand there are pleasures forever more
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Grade 4My Portion and My Cup

  1. What does David say he has apart from God? No good thing
  2. What do the lines in pleasant places picture? Boundary lines on good land
  3. Why shall David not be moved? Because Yahweh is at his right hand
  4. Who did Peter say verse 10 was about? The resurrection of Christ (Acts 2:25-31)

Word bank: 1. refuge; 2. Lord; 3. good; 4. god; 5. cup

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

Grade 5The Path of Life

  1. What does David mean by Yahweh assigned my portion? God gave him a good inheritance, and God himself is his portion.
  2. What do the measuring lines refer to? The way land was divided in ancient Israel
  3. How does Peter use verse 10? He explains that David foresaw the resurrection of Christ (Acts 2:25-31).
  4. What is in God's right hand? Pleasures forever more
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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