Poetry & Wisdom
What should a child notice in Psalms 11?
Psalms 11 opens with these words: “In Yahweh, I take refuge. How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain!”” The line to keep is Psalms 11:2: “For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.” Carry the word “behold” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Psalms 11:2: “For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.” What happens first in Psalms 11?
Psalms 11:2
“For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.”
Psalms 11:3
“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
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Practice Psalms 11:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
For,behold,thewickedbendtheirbows.Theysettheirarrowsonthemayshootindarknessattheuprightinheart.