Week 553 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 258 words
🎺 Psalms 39
Psalms 39 opens with these words: “I said, “I will watch my ways, so that I don’t sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me.”” The line to keep is Psalms 39:2: “I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred.” Carry the word “mute” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Psalms 39 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “I said, “I will watch my ways, so that I don’t sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before 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, “Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.” Psalms 39 opens with these words: “I said, “I will watch my ways, so that I don’t sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me.”” The line to keep is Psalms 39:2: “I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred.” Carry the word “mute” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Psalms 39:2: “I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Psalms 39? Then try this: Read “I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred.” 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.
“I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred.”
Psalms 39:2 · Psalms 39
Say it
Practice Psalms 39:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
IwasmutewithIheldmypeace,fromMysorrowwasstirred.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Psalms 39?
- Read “I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred.” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Psalms 39 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Psalms 39. Help us remember Psalms 39:2 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Psalms 39 is long, read Psalms 39:2 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 553 · the whole night
🎺 Psalms 39
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