Psalms 59 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: God Is My High Tower

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 Tower

towerpersonmoon and starsheartsun

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

KindergartenMy High Tower

TOWER → picture 4MORNING → picture 3HOUSE → picture 1LOVE → picture 2

Grade 1I Will Sing

Men watched David's house. → picture 5They prowled around the city. → picture 1God is my high tower. → picture 4I will sing in the morning. → picture 2I sing of God's loving kindness. → picture 3

Order:

1. Set me on high from those who rise up against me2. For God is my high tower3. I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning4. To you, my strength, I will sing praises

Grade 2God Is My Tower

Who sent men to watch David's house? King Saul (circle)
What did David pray? Save me, God. (circle)
What is God like? A high tower (circle)
When will David sing? In the morning (circle)
What will David sing about? God's strength and love (circle)

Grade 3A Refuge in Trouble

Why did Saul's men watch David's house? To kill him
What were the enemies like each evening? Howling dogs
What did David call God? My Strength and my high tower
When will David sing aloud? In the morning
What is God in the day of distress? A refuge

1: Set me on high from those who rise up against me2: For God is my high tower3: I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning4: To you, my strength, I will sing praises

Grade 4Watching for God

What did David's enemies do every evening? Return howling like dogs and prowl around the city
How does David answer the enemies' watching? He watches for God, his Strength.
Why does David ask God not to kill his enemies? So that his people will not forget God's power
How does the psalm end? With a morning song about God's loving kindness

Word bank: 1. Deliver; 2. morning; 3. sing; 4. tower

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

Grade 5Morning Song After a Dark Night

Which story in 1 Samuel matches the title? Michal helped David escape through a window when Saul's men watched the house (1 Samuel 19).
What are the two refrains of the psalm? The enemies howling like dogs at evening, and God as David's strength and high tower
Why does David ask God not to kill his enemies? So God's people will not forget and his justice will be seen and remembered
What does the move from evening to morning show? Fear in the night gives way to a song of God's loving kindness.

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