Week 576 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 244 words
🌿 Psalms 62
Psalms 62 opens with these words: “My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.” The line to keep is Psalms 62:8: “Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.” Carry the word “trust” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Psalms 62 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.” 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, “With God is my salvation and my honor. The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.” Psalms 62 opens with these words: “My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.” The line to keep is Psalms 62:8: “Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.” Carry the word “trust” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Psalms 62:8: “Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Psalms 62? Then try this: Read “Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.” 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.
“Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.”
Psalms 62:8 · Psalms 62
Say it
Practice Psalms 62:8
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
TrustinhimatallyouPouroutyourbeforehim.Godisarefugeforus.Selah.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Psalms 62?
- Read “Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Psalms 62 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Psalms 62. Help us remember Psalms 62:8 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Psalms 62 is long, read Psalms 62:8 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 576 · the whole night
🌿 Psalms 62
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