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Psalms 69 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Save Me, 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 Hears Me

Wavespersonheartsun

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

KindergartenSave Me

WATER → picture 3PRAY → picture 1LOVE → picture 4HEAR → picture 2

Grade 1God Hears the Needy

The waters came up to my neck. → picture 4My prayer is to you, Yahweh. → picture 3Your loving kindness is good. → picture 1Yahweh hears the needy. → picture 5I will praise God with a song. → picture 2

Order:

1. For the waters have come up to my neck2. My eyes fail looking for my God3. Answer me in the truth of your salvation4. I will praise the name of God with a song

Grade 2Deep Waters

  1. What did David feel like he was in? Deep water (circle)
  2. How high did the water come? Up to his neck (circle)
  3. Why was David tired? From crying (circle)
  4. What did David pray? Save me, God. (circle)
  5. Who does God hear? People who need him (circle)
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Grade 3Out of the Deep Waters

  1. What came up to David's neck? The waters
  2. How did many people hate David? Without a cause
  3. What consumes David? The zeal of God's house
  4. Why did David ask Yahweh to answer? Because his loving kindness is good
  5. Who does Yahweh hear? The needy
1: For the waters have come up to my neck2: My eyes fail looking for my God3: Answer me in the truth of your salvation4: I will praise the name of God with a song
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Grade 4Zeal for God's House

  1. What picture describes David's trouble at the start? Sinking in deep mire and deep waters up to his neck
  2. Why did some people mock David? Because of his zeal for God's house
  3. What does David do with his enemies? He asks God to deal with them, leaving judgment to God.
  4. When did the disciples remember verse 9? When Jesus cleared the temple (John 2:17)

Word bank: 1. waters; 2. deep; 3. weary; 4. God; 5. prayer

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

Grade 5Suffering for God's Sake

  1. What does David admit about himself? His own foolishness and sins, which are not hidden from God
  2. Name two New Testament uses of verse 9. The disciples remembered it at the temple (John 2:17), and Paul applied it to Christ (Romans 15:3).
  3. How should the strong prayers in verses 22-28 be read? As handing enemies to God, read in light of Jesus who prayed for his enemies
  4. How does the psalm end? In praise, because Yahweh hears the needy
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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