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Psalms 41 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Blessed Is He Who Considers the Poor

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 Helps the Sick

heartpeopleBreadperson

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

KindergartenHelp the Poor

HEART → picture 3PEOPLE → picture 1BREAD → picture 4HAND → picture 2

Grade 1God Cares

Blessed is he who thinks of the poor. → picture 4God will keep him alive. → picture 3God cares for him when he is sick. → picture 1Have mercy on me, Yahweh! → picture 5Blessed be Yahweh! → picture 2

Order:

1. Blessed is he who considers the poor2. Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed3. By this I know that you delight in me4. Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel

Grade 2Care for the Poor

  1. Who is blessed? He who thinks about the poor
  2. When will God help him? In a bad day (circle)
  3. When does God help him in bed? When he is sick (circle)
  4. What did David ask God to do? Have mercy and heal him
  5. How does the psalm end? Amen and amen (circle)
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Grade 3My Own Familiar Friend

  1. What will Yahweh do for him when he is sick? Care for him
  2. Why did David ask for healing? He had sinned against God.
  3. Who ate bread with David and turned against him? His own familiar friend
  4. Where does God set David forever? In his presence
  5. How long is Yahweh blessed? Forever
1: Blessed is he who considers the poor2: Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed3: By this I know that you delight in me4: Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel
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Grade 4A Friend Who Turned Away

  1. What does it mean to consider the poor? To pay careful attention to people in need
  2. What did David's familiar friend do? Lifted up his heel against him
  3. In the New Testament, who does Jesus say verse 9 is about? Judas, who betrayed him (John 13:18)
  4. Where does God set David forever? In his presence

Word bank: 1. Blessed; 2. poor; 3. sickbed; 4. mercy; 5. Heal

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

Grade 5Upheld in Integrity

  1. Who does God notice, according to the opening? Those who notice the needy
  2. What did the visitor do? Spoke falsehood, then went out and spread gossip
  3. In the New Testament, when does Jesus apply verse 9? On the night he was betrayed, about Judas (John 13:18)
  4. What is a doxology? A short song of praise to God
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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