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Psalms 9 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: I Will Give Thanks

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.

PreschoolThank You, 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.

KindergartenThank You

HEART → picture 3TOWER → picture 1KING → picture 4SING → picture 2

Grade 1God Is a High Tower

David thanked God with his whole heart. → picture 4He sang praise to God's name. → picture 3Yahweh reigns forever. → picture 1God is a high tower in trouble. → picture 5God does not forget the needy. → picture 2

Order:

1. I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart2. Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed3. Those who know your name will put their trust in you4. And declare among the people what he has done

Grade 2A High Tower

  1. How does David give thanks? With his whole heart (circle)
  2. How long does Yahweh reign? Forever (circle)
  3. What is God for people in trouble? A high tower (circle)
  4. Who trust God? People who know his name
  5. Whose cry does God not forget? The afflicted (circle)
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Grade 3Thanks With My Whole Heart

  1. What will David tell of? All God's marvelous works
  2. How does God judge? Righteously
  3. What is Yahweh for the oppressed? A high tower in times of trouble
  4. Who has God not forsaken? Those who seek him
  5. Who shall not always be forgotten? The needy
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Grade 4A High Tower for the Oppressed

  1. How does David begin the psalm? I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart.
  2. How will Yahweh judge the world? In righteousness
  3. Why do people who know God's name trust him? He has not forsaken those who seek him.
  4. What will not perish forever? The hope of the poor

Word bank: 1. thanks; 2. God; 3. name; 4. high; 5. trust

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

Grade 5The Hope of the Poor

  1. How are Psalms 9 and 10 connected in the Hebrew? Together they form a partial alphabet poem and share a concern for the afflicted.
  2. What has Yahweh prepared his throne for? Judgment
  3. Why do those who know God's name trust him? He has not forsaken those who seek him.
  4. What does David pray the nations will know? That they are only men
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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