Poetry & Wisdom
What should a child notice in Psalms 51?
Psalms 51 opens with these words: “Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.” The line to keep is Psalms 51:1: “Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.” Carry the word “mercy” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Psalms 51:1: “Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.” What happens first in Psalms 51?
Psalms 51:1
“Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.”
Psalms 51:3
“For I know my transgressions. My sin is constantly before me.”
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Say it
Practice Psalms 51:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Havemercyonme,God,accordingtoyourlovingAccordingtotheofyourtendermercies,blotoutmy