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Psalms 79 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Help Us, God of Our Salvation

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's Sheep

sheepheartperson

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

KindergartenThank You Forever

SHEEP → picture 4HELP → picture 3THANK → picture 1PEOPLE → picture 2

Grade 1Help Us, God

The temple was hurt. → picture 5Help us, God of our salvation. → picture 1Forgive our sins. → picture 4We are the sheep of your pasture. → picture 2We will give you thanks forever. → picture 3

Order:

1. The nations have come into your inheritance2. Don’t hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us3. Help us, God of our salvation4. We will praise you forever, to all generations

Grade 2We Are God's Sheep

  1. What did the enemies hurt? God's temple (circle)
  2. How did the people feel? Very sad (circle)
  3. What did the people ask God to forgive? Their sins (circle)
  4. What are the people like? God's sheep (circle)
  5. How long will they thank God? Forever (circle)
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Grade 3How Long, Yahweh?

  1. What had the nations done to the temple? Defiled it
  2. What did the people cry? How long, Yahweh?
  3. What did they ask God to do with their sins? Forgive them
  4. Whose sighing should God hear? The prisoners'
  5. What will God's people give him forever? Thanks
1: The nations have come into your inheritance2: Don’t hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us3: Help us, God of our salvation4: We will praise you forever, to all generations
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Grade 4For the Glory of Your Name

  1. What kind of song is Psalm 79? A lament after the nations defiled the temple and laid Jerusalem in heaps
  2. Why do the people ask for help? For the glory of God's name
  3. What do the people do instead of taking revenge? Leave justice to God
  4. How does the psalm end? With a promise to thank God forever as his sheep

Word bank: 1. Jerusalem; 2. God; 3. Help; 4. sheep

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

Grade 5Sheep of Your Pasture

  1. Which psalm is Psalm 79 similar to? Psalm 74, which also laments the ruin of the temple
  2. On what do the people ground their requests? God's reputation, the glory of his name
  3. What are imprecatory lines? Prayers asking God to judge enemies, handing anger to God rather than acting on it
  4. How does the psalm close? With thanksgiving and praise forever, to all generations
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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