Week 545 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 239 words
💧 Psalms 31
Psalms 31 opens with these words: “In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed. Deliver me in your righteousness.” The line to keep is Psalms 31:16: “Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.” Carry the word “face” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Psalms 31 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed. Deliver me in your righteousness.” 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, “For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side, while they conspire together against me, they plot to take away my life.” Psalms 31 opens with these words: “In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed. Deliver me in your righteousness.” The line to keep is Psalms 31:16: “Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.” Carry the word “face” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Psalms 31:16: “Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Psalms 31? Then try this: Read “Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.” 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.
“Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.”
Psalms 31:16 · Psalms 31
Say it
Practice Psalms 31:16
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Makeyourtoshineonyourservant.Savemeinyour
Talk about it
- What happens first in Psalms 31?
- Read “Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Psalms 31 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Psalms 31. Help us remember Psalms 31:16 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Psalms 31 is long, read Psalms 31:16 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 545 · the whole night
💧 Psalms 31
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