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Psalms 60 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Through God We Will Do Valiantly

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 Us

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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 Brave

FLAG → picture 2HELP → picture 4PEOPLE → picture 1BRAVE → picture 3

Grade 1God Gives Help

The people felt broken. → picture 2Restore us again, God. → picture 4God gave a banner. → picture 5Save with your right hand. → picture 1Through God we will be brave. → picture 3

Order:

1. You have given a banner to those who fear you2. Save with your right hand, and answer us3. For the help of man is vain4. For it is he who will tread down our adversaries

Grade 2Help Us, God

  1. How did God's people feel? Sad and broken (circle)
  2. What did they pray? Help us again, God. (circle)
  3. Who could not save them? People (circle)
  4. Who could help? Only God (circle)
  5. What will they do through God? Act bravely (circle)
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Grade 3God Gives a Banner

  1. What kind of poem is Psalm 60? A teaching poem
  2. What did the people pray? Restore us, again.
  3. What is a banner? A flag that people gather around
  4. Where did God speak from? His sanctuary
  5. What is the help of man? Vain
1: You have given a banner to those who fear you2: Save with your right hand, and answer us3: For the help of man is vain4: For it is he who will tread down our adversaries
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Grade 4Help from God Alone

  1. How does the psalm begin, even though the title mentions victory? With defeat: God, you have rejected us.
  2. What did a banner mean for soldiers? A flag to rally around, a sign God had not forgotten them
  3. What does God say from his sanctuary? That the lands of Israel are his and even enemy lands are under his rule
  4. Why do the people ask God for help instead of man? The help of man is vain.

Word bank: 1. God; 2. banner; 3. help; 4. valiantly

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

Grade 5The Help of Man Is Vain

  1. Why is it striking that the psalm opens with lament? The title mentions a victory, but the psalm begins with feeling rejected by God.
  2. What does God claim when he speaks from his sanctuary? The whole land, from Shechem to Judah, and authority over Moab, Edom and Philistia
  3. What lesson do the people learn about help? The help of man is vain; only God gives real help.
  4. Which other psalm repeats verses 5-12? Psalm 108
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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