Week 570 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 261 words
🪨 Psalms 56
Psalms 56 opens with these words: “Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.” The line to keep is Psalms 56:4: “In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?” Carry the word “praise” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Psalms 56 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses 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, “Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.” Psalms 56 opens with these words: “Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.” The line to keep is Psalms 56:4: “In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?” Carry the word “praise” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Psalms 56:4: “In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Psalms 56? Then try this: Read “In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?” 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.
“In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?”
Psalms 56:4 · Psalms 56
Say it
Practice Psalms 56:4
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
InGod,Ipraisehisword.InGod,IputmyIwillnotbecanfleshdotome?
Talk about it
- What happens first in Psalms 56?
- Read “In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Psalms 56 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Psalms 56. Help us remember Psalms 56:4 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Psalms 56 is long, read Psalms 56:4 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 570 · the whole night
🪨 Psalms 56
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