Week 657 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 288 words
💧 Psalms 143
Psalms 143 opens with these words: “Hear my prayer, Yahweh. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.” The line to keep is Psalms 143:8: “Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you.” Carry the word “cause” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Psalms 143 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Hear my prayer, Yahweh. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.
Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “Hurry to answer me, Yahweh. My spirit fails. Don’t hide your face from me, so that I don’t become like those who go down into the pit.” Psalms 143 opens with these words: “Hear my prayer, Yahweh. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.” The line to keep is Psalms 143:8: “Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you.” Carry the word “cause” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Psalms 143:8: “Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Psalms 143? Then try this: Read “Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.
“Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you.”
Psalms 143:8 · Psalms 143
Say it
Practice Psalms 143:8
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Causemetohearyourlovinginthemorning,forIinyou.CausemetoknowthewayinwhichIshouldforIliftupmysoultoyou.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Psalms 143?
- Read “Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Psalms 143 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Psalms 143. Help us remember Psalms 143:8 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Psalms 143 is long, read Psalms 143:8 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 657 · the whole night
💧 Psalms 143
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