Poetry & Wisdom
What should a child notice in Psalms 140?
Psalms 140 opens with these words: “Deliver me, Yahweh, from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man;” The line to keep is Psalms 140:2: “those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.” Carry the word “devise” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Psalms 140:2: “those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.” What happens first in Psalms 140?
Psalms 140:2
“those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.”
Psalms 140:3
“They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips. Selah.”
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Practice Psalms 140:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
thosewhomischiefintheirhearts.Theygathertogetherforwar.