Week 537 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 269 words
🎺 Psalms 23
Psalms 23 opens with these words: “Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.” The line to keep is Psalms 23:4: “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” Carry the word “though” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Psalms 23 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.” 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, “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” Psalms 23 opens with these words: “Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.” The line to keep is Psalms 23:4: “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” Carry the word “though” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Psalms 23:4: “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Psalms 23? Then try this: Read “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your…” 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.
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
Psalms 23:4 · Psalms 23
Say it
Practice Psalms 23:4
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
EventhoughIwalkthroughtheoftheshadowofdeath,Iwillfearnoevil,foryouarewithme.rodandstaff,theycomfortme.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Psalms 23?
- Read “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Psalms 23 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Psalms 23. Help us remember Psalms 23:4 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Psalms 23 is long, read Psalms 23:4 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 537 · the whole night
🎺 Psalms 23
Story, coloring page, word search, and the verse to trace.
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