Week 566 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 264 words
🌊 Psalms 52
Psalms 52 opens with these words: “Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God’s loving kindness endures continually.” The line to keep is Psalms 52:8: “But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.” Carry the word “green” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Psalms 52 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God’s loving kindness endures continually.” 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, “God will likewise destroy you forever. He will take you up, and pluck you out of your tent, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah.” Psalms 52 opens with these words: “Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God’s loving kindness endures continually.” The line to keep is Psalms 52:8: “But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.” Carry the word “green” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Psalms 52:8: “But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Psalms 52? Then try this: Read “But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.” 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.
“But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.”
Psalms 52:8 · Psalms 52
Say it
Practice Psalms 52:8
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Butasforme,IamlikeagreenoliveinGod’shouse.ItrustinGod’skindnessforeverand
Talk about it
- What happens first in Psalms 52?
- Read “But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Psalms 52 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Psalms 52. Help us remember Psalms 52:8 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Psalms 52 is long, read Psalms 52:8 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 566 · the whole night
🌊 Psalms 52
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