Poetry & Wisdom
What should a child notice in Psalms 84?
Psalms 84 opens with these words: “How lovely are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies!” The line to keep is Psalms 84:2: “My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.” Carry the word “soul” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Psalms 84:2: “My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.” What happens first in Psalms 84?
Psalms 84:2
“My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.”
Psalms 84:3
“Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, Yahweh of Armies, my King, and my God.”
1 of 2
Say it
Practice Psalms 84:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Mylongs,andevenfaintsfortheofYahweh.MyandmyfleshcryoutforthelivingGod.