Week 517 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 254 words
🏔️ Psalms 3
Psalms 3 opens with these words: “Yahweh, how my adversaries have increased! Many are those who rise up against me.” The line to keep is Psalms 3:7: “Arise, Yahweh! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.” Carry the word “arise” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Psalms 3 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Yahweh, how my adversaries have increased! Many are those who rise up against 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, “I laid myself down and slept. I awakened; for Yahweh sustains me.” Psalms 3 opens with these words: “Yahweh, how my adversaries have increased! Many are those who rise up against me.” The line to keep is Psalms 3:7: “Arise, Yahweh! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.” Carry the word “arise” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Psalms 3:7: “Arise, Yahweh! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Psalms 3? Then try this: Read “Arise, Yahweh! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the…” 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.
“Arise, Yahweh! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.”
Psalms 3:7 · Psalms 3
Say it
Practice Psalms 3:7
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Arise,Saveme,myGod!ForyoustruckallofmyenemiesonthecheekYouhavebrokentheteethofthewicked.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Psalms 3?
- Read “Arise, Yahweh! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Psalms 3 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Psalms 3. Help us remember Psalms 3:7 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Psalms 3 is long, read Psalms 3:7 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 517 · the whole night
🏔️ Psalms 3
Story, coloring page, word search, and the verse to trace.
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