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Psalms 51 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: A Clean Heart

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.

PreschoolA Clean Heart

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

KindergartenWash Me

HEART → picture 4WASH → picture 3SNOW → picture 1PRAY → picture 2

Grade 1Sorry, God

David asks God for mercy. → picture 5Wash me from my sin. → picture 1I will be whiter than snow. → picture 4Create in me a clean heart. → picture 2Give me back the joy of your salvation. → picture 3

Order:

1. According to the multitude of your tender mercies2. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity3. Create in me a clean heart4. Restore to me the joy of your salvation

Grade 2Make Me Clean

  1. What did David ask God for? Mercy (circle)
  2. What did David want God to wash? His sin (circle)
  3. He will be whiter than what? Snow (circle)
  4. What kind of heart did David ask for? A clean heart (circle)
  5. What did David want back? The joy of God's salvation
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Grade 3Create in Me a Clean Heart

  1. Who came to David, as the title says? Nathan the prophet
  2. What did David ask God to do with his sin? Wash it and blot it out
  3. What did David want to be whiter than? Snow
  4. What did David ask God to create in him? A clean heart
  5. What kind of heart will God not despise? A broken and contrite heart
1: According to the multitude of your tender mercies2: Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity3: Create in me a clean heart4: Restore to me the joy of your salvation
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Grade 4Mercy for a Sorry Heart

  1. How does David begin his prayer? Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness.
  2. What is hyssop? A plant used for cleansing
  3. What does David ask God to renew? A right spirit within him
  4. What will David do after his joy is restored? Teach transgressors God's ways

Word bank: 1. mercy; 2. wash; 3. whiter; 4. clean; 5. spirit

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

Grade 5Create in Me a Clean Heart

  1. Why does David appeal to God's loving kindness? He is asking for mercy he cannot earn, according to God's tender mercies.
  2. What does David ask for besides forgiveness? A clean heart and a right spirit within him
  3. What are the sacrifices of God? A broken spirit and a broken and contrite heart
  4. What will David do once he is forgiven? Teach transgressors God's ways and sing of God's righteousness
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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