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Psalms 38 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Hurry to Help Me, Lord

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, Help Me!

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

KindergartenHelp Me, Lord

PRAY → picture 4HEART → picture 3ME → picture 2LIGHT → picture 1

Grade 1I Hope in You

David was sad and tired. → picture 3God knew all David wanted. → picture 5I hope in you, Yahweh. → picture 2I will be sorry for my sin. → picture 4Hurry to help me, Lord. → picture 1

Order:

1. For my iniquities have gone over my head2. My groaning is not hidden from you3. For I hope in you4. Hurry to help me

Grade 2I Am Sorry

  1. Why did David feel bad? Because of his sin (circle)
  2. What did his sin feel like? A heavy load (circle)
  3. Where did his friends stay? Far away (circle)
  4. What did David say about hope? I hope in you, Yahweh.
  5. What did David ask God to do? Hurry to help him (circle)
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Grade 3All My Desire Is Before You

  1. What have David's iniquities done? Gone over his head
  2. What is not hidden from God? David's groaning
  3. Who stands far away? His friends and kinsmen
  4. What will David declare? His iniquity
  5. What does David call the Lord at the end? My salvation
1: For my iniquities have gone over my head2: My groaning is not hidden from you3: For I hope in you4: Hurry to help me
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Grade 4Too Heavy for Me

  1. What does David ask God not to do? Rebuke him in wrath or chasten him in hot displeasure
  2. How does David describe his iniquities? A heavy burden, too heavy for him
  3. How does David act toward his enemies' words? Like a deaf man who doesn't hear
  4. In the New Testament, what does John say happens if we confess? God is faithful to forgive (1 John 1:9).

Word bank: 1. burden; 2. friends; 3. hope; 4. answer; 5. sorry

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

Grade 5Lord, My Salvation

  1. What does David link his suffering to? His own foolishness and sin
  2. How does David respond to those who plan deceits? Like a deaf and mute man who doesn't answer
  3. In the New Testament, what did Jesus do when insulted? He did not insult back but trusted God (1 Peter 2:23).
  4. What two things does David say he will do in verse 18? Declare his iniquity and be sorry for his sin
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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