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Psalms 46 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Be Still, and Know That I Am God

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 Is My Safe Place

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

KindergartenBe Still

HILL → picture 4WAVES → picture 3CITY → picture 2RIVER → picture 1

Grade 1God Is with Us

God is our safe place. → picture 3We won't be afraid. → picture 5A river makes God's city glad. → picture 2God is in his city. → picture 4Be still, and know that I am God. → picture 1

Order:

1. God is our refuge and strength2. The streams of which make the city of God glad3. The God of Jacob is our refuge4. I will be exalted among the nations

Grade 2Be Still

  1. What is God for us? Our refuge and strength (circle)
  2. When is God near to help? In trouble (circle)
  3. What makes God's city glad? A river (circle)
  4. Who is with us? Yahweh of Armies (circle)
  5. What does God say? Be still, and know that I am God.
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Grade 3A Very Present Help

  1. What kind of help is God in trouble? A very present help
  2. When won't we be afraid? Even when the earth changes and mountains shake
  3. What will not be moved? The city of God
  4. Who is our refuge? The God of Jacob
  5. Where does God make wars cease? To the end of the earth
1: God is our refuge and strength2: The streams of which make the city of God glad3: The God of Jacob is our refuge4: I will be exalted among the nations
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Grade 4A Very Present Help in Trouble

  1. What is a refuge? A safe place to run to
  2. What contrasts with the roaring sea? A gentle river that makes the city of God glad
  3. What do the people say twice? Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge.
  4. What does God say in verse 10? Be still, and know that I am God.

Word bank: 1. refuge; 2. river; 3. God; 4. still

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

Grade 5God Is Within Her

  1. What answers fear in Psalm 46? God's presence, not calm circumstances
  2. What does the river do for the city of God? Its streams make the city of God glad.
  3. In the New Testament, what river does Revelation picture? A river of the water of life from the throne of God (Revelation 22:1)
  4. What does it mean to be still? To stop striving and trust God
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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