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Psalms 30 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Joy Comes in the Morning

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.

PreschoolFrom Sad to Dancing

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

KindergartenJoy in the Morning

NIGHT → picture 4MORNING → picture 3JOY → picture 2DANCE → picture 1

Grade 1God Turns Sad to Glad

David cried, and God healed him. → picture 3Weeping may stay for the night. → picture 5Joy comes in the morning. → picture 2God turned his sadness into dancing. → picture 4I will thank You forever! → picture 1

Order:

1. And you have healed me2. For his anger is but for a moment3. You have turned my mourning into dancing for me4. To the end that my heart may sing praise to you

Grade 2Joy Comes in the Morning

  1. What did God do when David cried to him? Healed him (circle)
  2. What may stay for the night? Weeping (circle)
  3. What comes in the morning? Joy (circle)
  4. What did God turn David's sadness into? Dancing (circle)
  5. How long will David give thanks? Forever (circle)
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Grade 3Mourning into Dancing

  1. What does the title say the song was for? The Dedication of the Temple
  2. What did God do when David cried? Healed him
  3. How long does God's favor last? A lifetime
  4. What may stay for the night? Weeping
  5. What did God turn David's mourning into? Dancing
1: And you have healed me2: For his anger is but for a moment3: You have turned my mourning into dancing for me4: To the end that my heart may sing praise to you
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Grade 4Weeping and Joy

  1. What kind of song is Psalm 30? A song of thanks after rescue
  2. What did David say when things went well? I shall never be moved.
  3. What did David learn his security came from? God's favor, not his success
  4. What did God remove and replace? He removed David's sackcloth and clothed him with gladness.

Word bank: 1. thanks; 2. extol; 3. healed; 4. God; 5. night

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

Grade 5Mourning Turned to Dancing

  1. What does the title give? The occasion of the song, the Dedication of the Temple
  2. What do the contrasts of moment and lifetime, night and morning, show? Sorrow is real but temporary for those who trust God.
  3. What mistake did David admit? He trusted his own success, saying I shall never be moved.
  4. What was the purpose of God's rescue? That David's heart would sing praise and not be silent
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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