Poetry & Wisdom
What should a child notice in Psalms 39?
Psalms 39 opens with these words: “I said, “I will watch my ways, so that I don’t sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me.”” The line to keep is Psalms 39:2: “I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred.” Carry the word “mute” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Psalms 39:2: “I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred.” What happens first in Psalms 39?
Psalms 39:2
“I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred.”
Psalms 39:3
“My heart was hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned. I spoke with my tongue:”
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Practice Psalms 39:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
IwasmutewithIheldmypeace,evengood.Mywasstirred.