Week 658 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 255 words
🔥 Psalms 144
Psalms 144 opens with these words: “Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, who teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to battle:” The line to keep is Psalms 144:2: “my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge; who subdues my people under me.” Carry the word “loving” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Psalms 144 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, who teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to battle:” 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, “whose mouths speak deceit, Whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.” Psalms 144 opens with these words: “Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, who teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to battle:” The line to keep is Psalms 144:2: “my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge; who subdues my people under me.” Carry the word “loving” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Psalms 144:2: “my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge; who subdues my people under me.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Psalms 144? Then try this: Read “my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge; who…” 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.
“my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge; who subdues my people under me.”
Psalms 144:2 · Psalms 144
Say it
Practice Psalms 144:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
mylovingkindness,myfortress,myhightower,mydeliverer,myandheinwhomItakerefuge;whosubduesmyme.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Psalms 144?
- Read “my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge; who…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Psalms 144 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Psalms 144. Help us remember Psalms 144:2 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Psalms 144 is long, read Psalms 144:2 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 658 · the whole night
🔥 Psalms 144
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