Psalms 73 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: It Is Good to Be Near 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.

PreschoolClose to God

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

KindergartenGod Holds My Hand

HAND → picture 3HEART → picture 1TEMPLE → picture 4ME → picture 2

Grade 1God Is My Portion

My feet almost slipped. → picture 4I envied the proud. → picture 3I went into God's sanctuary. → picture 1You hold my right hand. → picture 5God is the strength of my heart. → picture 2

Order:

1. Surely God is good to Israel2. For I was envious of the arrogant3. You have held my right hand4. But it is good for me to come close to God

Grade 2God Holds My Hand

What did the bad people have? Lots of money (circle)
How did Asaph feel? Jealous (circle)
Where did Asaph go? God's house (circle)
What does God hold? Asaph's hand (circle)
What is good? To be close to God

Grade 3My Feet Almost Slipped

Who was Asaph envious of? The arrogant
Why did Asaph almost slip? The prosperity of the wicked
Where did Asaph go to understand? God's sanctuary
What has God held? Asaph's right hand
What is good for Asaph? To come close to God

1: Surely God is good to Israel2: For I was envious of the arrogant3: You have held my right hand4: But it is good for me to come close to God

Grade 4When the Wicked Seem to Win

What truth does the psalm start with? God is good to those who are pure in heart.
What made Asaph's feet almost slip? He envied the arrogant and the prosperity of the wicked.
What changed his view? Entering God's sanctuary and considering the end of the wicked
What does Asaph call God at the end? The strength of his heart and his portion forever

Word bank: 1. heart; 2. envious; 3. hand; 4. strength; 5. God

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

Grade 5Nevertheless, I Am With You

What did Asaph conclude before his turning point? That he had cleansed his heart in vain
What changed Asaph's perspective? Entering God's sanctuary, where he considered the end of the wicked
How does Asaph see the success of the wicked afterward? It is on slippery places and vanishes like a dream.
What does Asaph realize is his greatest treasure? God himself, the strength of his heart and his portion forever

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