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Psalms 97 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Light for the Righteous

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.

PreschoolLight for Me

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

KindergartenGod Is King

KING → picture 3LIGHT → picture 1CLOUDS → picture 4MOUNTAINS → picture 2

Grade 1Light Is Sown

Yahweh reigns! → picture 4Clouds are around him. → picture 3His lightning lights the world. → picture 1Mountains melt like wax. → picture 5Light is sown for the righteous. → picture 2

Order:

1. Let the multitude of islands be glad2. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne3. His lightning lights up the world4. Light is sown for the righteous

Grade 2God Gives Light

  1. Who is King? God (circle)
  2. What is around God? Clouds (circle)
  3. What makes the world bright? God's lightning (circle)
  4. What melts like wax? The mountains (circle)
  5. What does God give to people who love him? Light (circle)
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Grade 3Clouds and Light

  1. What are around Yahweh? Clouds and darkness
  2. What is the foundation of his throne? Righteousness and justice
  3. What do the mountains melt like? Wax
  4. What should those who love Yahweh hate? Evil
  5. What is sown for the righteous? Light
1: Let the multitude of islands be glad2: Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne3: His lightning lights up the world4: Light is sown for the righteous
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Grade 4The Foundation of His Throne

  1. What event does the storm and fire picture recall? God coming down on Mount Sinai
  2. What does the foundation of God's throne show? His power is never separated from his goodness.
  3. Why does worshiping idols make no sense? The mountains melt before the real God.
  4. What does light is sown mean? Like seeds, light and joy will spring up for God's people.

Word bank: 1. reigns; 2. God; 3. Clouds; 4. throne; 5. lightning

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

Grade 5Righteousness and Justice

  1. What event does the psalm's picture of God draw on? Sinai, with clouds, darkness, fire and lightning
  2. What rules God's power? Righteousness and justice, the foundation of his throne
  3. Who is put to shame? Those who serve engraved images and boast in idols
  4. What is the closing image? Light and gladness sown like a harvest for the righteous
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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