Poetry & Wisdom
What should a child notice in Psalms 59?
Psalms 59 opens with these words: “Deliver me from my enemies, my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me.” The line to keep is Psalms 59:5: “You, Yahweh God of Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah.” Carry the word “armies” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Psalms 59:5: “You, Yahweh God of Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah.” What happens first in Psalms 59?
Psalms 59:5
“You, Yahweh God of Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah.”
Psalms 59:3
“For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, Yahweh.”
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Say it
Practice Psalms 59:5
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
You,YahwehGodofArmies,theGodofyourselftopunishthenations.Shownomercytothewickedtraitors.