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Psalms 82 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Defend the Weak

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.

PreschoolHelp the Weak

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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 Fair

FAIR → picture 4HELP → picture 3WEAK → picture 2POOR → picture 1

Grade 1God Judges

God judges the judges. → picture 3Defend the poor. → picture 5Help the fatherless. → picture 2Rescue the weak. → picture 4Arise, God, judge the earth! → picture 1

Order:

1. God presides in the great assembly2. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed3. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked4. For you inherit all of the nations

Grade 2God Is Fair

  1. Who did God talk to? The leaders (circle)
  2. Were the leaders fair? No (circle)
  3. Who should the leaders help? The weak, the poor and children with no father
  4. What should they do for people in need? Save them (circle)
  5. Who is the judge of the earth? God (circle)
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Grade 3Rescue the Weak and Needy

  1. Where does God preside? In the great assembly
  2. What were the judges doing wrong? Judging unjustly and favoring the wicked
  3. Who should they defend? The weak, the poor, and the fatherless
  4. How do the unjust judges walk? In darkness
  5. What does the psalm ask God to do at the end? Arise and judge the earth
1: God presides in the great assembly2: Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed3: Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked4: For you inherit all of the nations
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Grade 4The Judge of Judges

  1. What scene does the psalm picture? A courtroom where God judges the judges
  2. What does God expect of anyone with power? Justice for the weak and needy
  3. What will happen to the unjust rulers? They will die like men.
  4. When did Jesus quote verse 6? When people accused him of claiming to be God (John 10:34)

Word bank: 1. God; 2. judges; 3. weak; 4. poor; 5. Rescue

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

Grade 5Arise, God, Judge the Earth

  1. What two views do interpreters hold about the gods? Human rulers and judges, or heavenly beings over the nations
  2. What does God list as their true duty? Defend the weak, the poor and the fatherless; rescue the needy
  3. What does the shaking of the foundations picture? Injustice cracking the very structure of the world
  4. How did Jesus use verse 6 (John 10:34)? He quoted it in John 10:34 to answer those who accused him of blasphemy.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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