Week 584 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 242 words
🪔 Psalms 70
Psalms 70 opens with these words: “Hurry, God, to deliver me. Come quickly to help me, Yahweh.” The line to keep is Psalms 70:4: “Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation continually say, “Let God be exalted!”” Carry the word “seek” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Psalms 70 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Hurry, God, to deliver me. Come quickly to help me, Yahweh.” 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, “Let them be turned because of their shame Who say, “Aha! Aha!”” Psalms 70 opens with these words: “Hurry, God, to deliver me. Come quickly to help me, Yahweh.” The line to keep is Psalms 70:4: “Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation continually say, “Let God be exalted!”” Carry the word “seek” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Psalms 70:4: “Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation continually say, “Let God be exalted!”” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Psalms 70? Then try this: Read “Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation continually say,…” 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.
“Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation continually say, “Let God be exalted!””
Psalms 70:4 · Psalms 70
Say it
Practice Psalms 70:4
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Letallwhoyourejoiceandbegladinyou.Letthosewholovesalvationcontinuallysay,“LetGodbeexalted!”
Talk about it
- What happens first in Psalms 70?
- Read “Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation continually say,…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Psalms 70 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Psalms 70. Help us remember Psalms 70:4 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Psalms 70 is long, read Psalms 70:4 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 584 · the whole night
🪔 Psalms 70
Story, coloring page, word search, and the verse to trace.
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