Week 565 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 260 words
🏔️ Psalms 51
Psalms 51 opens with these words: “Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.” The line to keep is Psalms 51:1: “Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.” Carry the word “mercy” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Psalms 51 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.” 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, “Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.” Psalms 51 opens with these words: “Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.” The line to keep is Psalms 51:1: “Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.” Carry the word “mercy” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Psalms 51:1: “Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Psalms 51? Then try this: Read “Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies,…” 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.
“Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.”
Psalms 51:1 · Psalms 51
Say it
Practice Psalms 51:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
mercyonme,God,toyourlovingAccordingtothemultitudeofyourtendermercies,blotoutmytransgressions.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Psalms 51?
- Read “Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies,…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Psalms 51 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Psalms 51. Help us remember Psalms 51:1 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Psalms 51 is long, read Psalms 51:1 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 565 · the whole night
🏔️ Psalms 51
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