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Psalms 88 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Crying Day and Night

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.

PreschoolI Pray to God

personmoon and starsheart

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

KindergartenMorning Prayer

PRAY → picture 2MORNING → picture 4NIGHT → picture 1HEART → picture 3

Grade 1Keep Praying

I cry to you at night. → picture 2I pray in the morning. → picture 4Let my prayer come to you. → picture 5My soul is full of trouble. → picture 1I spread my hands to you. → picture 3

Order:

1. I have cried day and night before you2. I have spread out my hands to you3. My prayer comes before you4. You have put lover and friend far from me

Grade 2Praying When Sad

  1. How did Heman feel? Very sad (circle)
  2. What did he have many of? Troubles (circle)
  3. Where were his friends? Far away (circle)
  4. When did Heman pray? Day and night (circle)
  5. What did Heman say about the morning? In the morning, my prayer comes before you.
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Grade 3A Prayer in the Dark

  1. Who does the title name? Heman, the Ezrahite
  2. When did Heman cry before God? Day and night
  3. What is his soul full of? Troubles
  4. What are his eyes dim from? Grief
  5. When does his prayer come before God? In the morning
1: I have cried day and night before you2: I have spread out my hands to you3: My prayer comes before you4: You have put lover and friend far from me
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Grade 4When the Answer Has Not Come

  1. How is Psalm 88 different from most laments? It does not end with praise; it ends with darkness.
  2. What is Sheol? The place of the dead
  3. What does Heman still call God at the start? The God of his salvation
  4. What does Heman say in the morning? In the morning, my prayer comes before you.

Word bank: 1. darkness; 2. God; 3. prayer; 4. salvation; 5. morning

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

Grade 5Faith in the Darkness

  1. How does Psalm 88 close? With the words, my friends into darkness
  2. What questions does Heman press on God? Whether God's loving kindness and wonders are known in the grave and the dark
  3. To whom is the psalm addressed? To Yahweh, the God of his salvation
  4. What are the last words of the psalm? my friends into darkness
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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