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Psalms 39 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: My Hope Is in You

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.

PreschoolHope in God

personheartsun

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

KindergartenMy Hope

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

Grade 1I Wait for God

David watched what he said. → picture 5His heart was hot inside. → picture 1Life is like a breath. → picture 4Hear my prayer, Yahweh. → picture 2My hope is in you. → picture 3

Order:

1. What is the measure of my days2. You have made my days hand widths3. What do I wait for4. For I am a stranger with you

Grade 2My Hope Is in You

  1. Why did David keep quiet? He wanted to be careful with his words.
  2. How did his heart feel? Hot inside (circle)
  3. What did David say life is like? A breath (circle)
  4. Where is David's hope? In God (circle)
  5. What did David ask God to hear? His prayer (circle)
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Grade 3Like a Breath

  1. Why did David watch his ways? So that he wouldn't sin with his tongue
  2. What did David ask God to show him? His end, the measure of his days
  3. What does every man stand as? A breath
  4. What did David ask God not to be silent at? His tears
  5. Who is the psalm for, besides the Chief Musician? Jeduthun
1: What is the measure of my days2: You have made my days hand widths3: What do I wait for4: For I am a stranger with you
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Grade 4What Do I Wait For?

  1. What promise did David make? To watch his ways so he wouldn't sin with his tongue
  2. When David finally spoke, who did he speak to? God
  3. What does David say God made his days like? Hand widths, very short
  4. In the New Testament, what does James compare life to? A vapor that appears for a little time (James 4:14)

Word bank: 1. heart; 2. God; 3. days; 4. breath; 5. hope

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

Grade 5Every Man Is a Breath

  1. What did David plan to keep his mouth with? A bridle
  2. What surprising request does David make? To know his end and how frail he is
  3. In the New Testament, what story does Jesus tell like verse 6? A rich man who stored up goods and died that night (Luke 12:16-21)
  4. How does David describe himself to God at the end? A stranger and a foreigner, as all his fathers were
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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