Week 574 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 238 words
👑 Psalms 60
Psalms 60 opens with these words: “God, you have rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been angry. Restore us, again.” The line to keep is Psalms 60:5: “So that your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.” Carry the word “beloved” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Psalms 60 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “God, you have rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been angry. Restore us, again.” 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, “Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is the defense of my head. Judah is my scepter.” Psalms 60 opens with these words: “God, you have rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been angry. Restore us, again.” The line to keep is Psalms 60:5: “So that your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.” Carry the word “beloved” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Psalms 60:5: “So that your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Psalms 60? Then try this: Read “So that your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.” 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.
“So that your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.”
Psalms 60:5 · Psalms 60
Say it
Practice Psalms 60:5
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Sothatmaybedelivered,withyourrighthand,andanswerus.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Psalms 60?
- Read “So that your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Psalms 60 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Psalms 60. Help us remember Psalms 60:5 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Psalms 60 is long, read Psalms 60:5 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 574 · the whole night
👑 Psalms 60
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