Week 522 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 258 words
🪨 Psalms 8
Psalms 8 opens with these words: “Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens!” The line to keep is Psalms 8:1: “Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens!” Carry the word “majestic” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Psalms 8 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens!” 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, “For you have made him a little lower than the angels, and crowned him with glory and honor.” Psalms 8 opens with these words: “Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens!” The line to keep is Psalms 8:1: “Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens!” Carry the word “majestic” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Psalms 8:1: “Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens!” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Psalms 8? Then try this: Read “Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens!” 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.
“Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens!”
Psalms 8:1 · Psalms 8
Say it
Practice Psalms 8:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Yahweh,ourhowmajesticisnameinalltheearth,whohassetyourgloryabovethe
Talk about it
- What happens first in Psalms 8?
- Read “Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens!” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Psalms 8 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Psalms 8. Help us remember Psalms 8:1 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Psalms 8 is long, read Psalms 8:1 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 522 · the whole night
🪨 Psalms 8
Story, coloring page, word search, and the verse to trace.
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