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Psalms 22 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: From Forsaken to Praise

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 Us

personpeopleheart

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

KindergartenGod Hears

PRAY → picture 4SEE → picture 3PEOPLE → picture 2PRAISE → picture 1

Grade 1Tell About the Lord

David cried, My God, my God! → picture 3He felt alone and sad. → picture 5He asked God to help him. → picture 2Then he praised God. → picture 4All people will hear about God. → picture 1

Order:

1. why have you forsaken me2. Our fathers trusted in you3. I will declare your name to my brothers4. All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh

Grade 2My God, My God

  1. How did David feel? Very alone (circle)
  2. What did David cry? My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
  3. What did David ask God to do? Hurry to help him (circle)
  4. Who shall be told about the Lord? Future generations (circle)
  5. In the New Testament, who said the first words of this psalm? Jesus (Matthew 27:46) (circle)
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Grade 3Why Have You Forsaken Me?

  1. What are the first words of the psalm? My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
  2. What do the people who see him do? Mock him and shake their heads
  3. What happened when the fathers trusted God? God delivered them.
  4. What did God do when the afflicted cried to him? He heard.
  5. In the New Testament, who spoke the first words of this psalm on the cross? Jesus (Matthew 27:46)
1: why have you forsaken me2: Our fathers trusted in you3: I will declare your name to my brothers4: All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh

Grade 4A Cry That Becomes a Song

  1. How does Psalm 22 begin? My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
  2. What does the writer remember about Israel's fathers? They trusted God and were delivered.
  3. How does the psalm end? With praise, as all the earth turns to Yahweh and future generations are told about the Lord
  4. Name two New Testament connections. Jesus cries the opening words (Matthew 27:46), and the soldiers cast lots for his clothing (John 19:24).

Word bank: 1. forsaken; 2. God; 3. earth

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

Grade 5The Psalm of the Cross

  1. What two things does the writer alternate between? Pain and memory of God's faithfulness
  2. Name two details the Gospels show fulfilled at the crucifixion. The cry of Matthew 27:46, the mockers' words (Matthew 27:43), or casting lots for clothing (John 19:24)
  3. How does Hebrews 2:12 use this psalm? It applies declaring God's name to his brothers to Jesus (Hebrews 2:12).
  4. How does the circle of praise widen at the end? From the assembly to all the ends of the earth and to future generations
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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