Psalms 96 · For teachers and parents
Answer Key: Sing a New Song
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.
PreschoolA New Song
Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.
KindergartenSing to God
Grade 1All the Earth Sings
Order:
Grade 2A New Song
- What kind of song do we sing? A new song (circle)
- Who can sing? The whole earth (circle)
- Who made the sky? God (circle)
- What do the trees do? Sing for joy (circle)
- How is God to all people? Fair (circle)
Grade 3Declare His Glory
- Who should sing to Yahweh? All the earth
- Where should we declare his glory? Among the nations
- What are the gods of the peoples? Idols
- What should we say among the nations? Yahweh reigns
- Why do the trees sing for joy? He comes to judge the earth.
Grade 4Tell the Nations
- Why is Psalm 96 called a missionary song? It tells God's people to declare his glory among the nations.
- What is the difference between idols and Yahweh? Idols are false gods, but Yahweh made the heavens.
- Who is invited to bring an offering? The families of nations
- Why is God's judgment good news? He will judge with righteousness and truth.
Word bank: 1. song; 2. Sing; 3. nations; 4. reigns; 5. sea
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
Grade 5Yahweh Reigns Among the Nations
- Where else does most of Psalm 96 appear? 1 Chronicles 16, when the ark was brought to Jerusalem
- What do the two triple calls ask for? To sing to Yahweh and to ascribe glory to Yahweh
- What does the Hebrew word for idols sound like? A word for worthless things
- Why does creation celebrate God's judgment? He will judge with righteousness and truth.
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
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