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Psalms 55 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Cast Your Burden on Yahweh

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.

PreschoolWings Like a Dove

dovepersonhearthandcloud

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

KindergartenGive It to God

DOVE → picture 4PRAY → picture 3MORNING → picture 1EVENING → picture 2

Grade 1God Holds Me Up

Oh that I had wings like a dove! → picture 5A friend turned against David. → picture 1He prayed morning and noon. → picture 4He prayed in the evening. → picture 2God will hold you up. → picture 3

Order:

1. Oh that I had wings like a dove2. I will call on God3. I will cry out in distress4. Cast your burden on Yahweh and he will sustain you

Grade 2Give God Your Burden

  1. Who hurt David? A friend (circle)
  2. What did David wish he had? Wings like a dove (circle)
  3. When did David pray? Evening, morning, and noon (circle)
  4. Did God hear him? Yes, God heard him. (circle)
  5. What should we give to God? Our burden (circle)
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Grade 3Wings Like a Dove

  1. What did David wish he had? Wings like a dove
  2. Who turned against David? His friend
  3. Where had they walked together? In God's house
  4. When will David call on God? Evening, morning, and at noon
  5. What should we cast on Yahweh? Our burden
1: Oh that I had wings like a dove2: I will call on God3: I will cry out in distress4: Cast your burden on Yahweh and he will sustain you
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Grade 4When a Friend Lets You Down

  1. Why does David want wings like a dove? To fly away and be at rest
  2. Why does the betrayal hurt so much? It came from his companion and familiar friend, not an enemy.
  3. What were the friend's words like? Softer than oil, but like drawn swords
  4. What promise does David give? Cast your burden on Yahweh and he will sustain you.

Word bank: 1. dove; 2. rest; 3. God; 4. evening; 5. burden

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

Grade 5Cast Your Burden

  1. What escape does David first wish for? Wings like a dove to fly away and be at rest
  2. How is the friend's speech described? Smooth as butter, but his heart was war
  3. What does David do instead of escaping? He calls on God evening, morning, and at noon.
  4. How does the New Testament echo verse 22? Peter tells believers to cast their worries on God, because he cares for them (1 Peter 5:7).
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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