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Psalms 31 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: My Times Are in Your Hand

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 Holds My Days

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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 God's Hand

HAND → picture 4ROCK → picture 3HOUSE → picture 1HEART → picture 2

Grade 1I Trust in You

You are my rock. → picture 5Into your hand I give my spirit. → picture 1But I trust in you, Yahweh. → picture 4How great is your goodness! → picture 2Be strong and take courage. → picture 3

Order:

1. In you, Yahweh, I take refuge2. Into your hand I commend my spirit3. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies4. And let your heart take courage

Grade 2My Times Are in Your Hand

  1. Where does David take refuge? In Yahweh (circle)
  2. What is Yahweh to David? His rock and his fortress
  3. What did David say when he was sad? But I trust in you, Yahweh.
  4. Where are David's times? In God's hand (circle)
  5. What should all who hope in Yahweh be? Strong, with hearts that take courage
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Grade 3Into Your Hand

  1. What does David commend into God's hand? His spirit
  2. What is David's life spent with? Sorrow
  3. What did David say to God? You are my God.
  4. For whom has God laid up great goodness? Those who fear him
  5. Who is told to love Yahweh? All his saints
1: In you, Yahweh, I take refuge2: Into your hand I commend my spirit3: Deliver me from the hand of my enemies4: And let your heart take courage
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Grade 4Into Your Hand I Commend My Spirit

  1. What does commend mean? To entrust
  2. In the New Testament, who prays verse 5 on the cross? Jesus (Luke 23:46)
  3. What does My times are in your hand mean for David? His whole life is in God's care.
  4. What happened when David felt cut off? God heard his cry.

Word bank: 1. trust; 2. refuge; 3. rock; 4. spirit; 5. God

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

Grade 5Trouble and Trust

  1. What does Psalm 31 show about faith? That it works in real life, swinging between distress and confidence
  2. Who in the New Testament prays words like verse 5? Jesus (Luke 23:46) and Stephen (Acts 7:59)
  3. What does David compare himself to in his distress? A dead man forgotten and broken pottery
  4. What did David admit he said in his haste? I am cut off from before your eyes.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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