Poetry & Wisdom
What should a child notice in Psalms 43?
Psalms 43 opens with these words: “Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh, deliver me from deceitful and wicked men.” The line to keep is Psalms 43:4: “Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, God, my God.” Carry the word “altar” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Psalms 43:4: “Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, God, my God.” What happens first in Psalms 43?
Psalms 43:4
“Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, God, my God.”
Psalms 43:3
“Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy hill, To your tents.”
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Say it
Practice Psalms 43:4
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ThenIgotothealtarofGod,toGod,myjoy.IwillpraiseyouontheGod,myGod.