🎺 Psalms 71

Psalms 71 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Never let me be disappointed.” 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 my accusers be disappointed and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.” Psalms 71 opens with these words: “In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Never let me be disappointed.” The line to keep is Psalms 71:5: “For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh; my confidence from my youth.” Carry the word “hope” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Psalms 71:5: “For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh; my confidence from my youth.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Psalms 71? Then try this: Read “For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh; my confidence from my youth.” 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.