Poetry & Wisdom
What should a child notice in Psalms 52?
Psalms 52 opens with these words: “Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God’s loving kindness endures continually.” The line to keep is Psalms 52:8: “But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.” Carry the word “green” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Psalms 52:8: “But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.” What happens first in Psalms 52?
Psalms 52:8
“But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.”
Psalms 52:3
“You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.”
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Say it
Practice Psalms 52:8
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Butasforme,IamlikeatreeinGod’shouse.ItrustinGod’slovingkindnessandever.