Week 599 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 253 words
🍞 Psalms 85
Psalms 85 opens with these words: “Yahweh, you have been favorable to your land. You have restored the fortunes of Jacob.” The line to keep is Psalms 85:8: “I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, his saints; but let them not turn again to folly.” Carry the word “hear” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Psalms 85 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Yahweh, you have been favorable to your land. You have restored the fortunes of Jacob.” 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, “Show us your loving kindness, Yahweh. Grant us your salvation.” Psalms 85 opens with these words: “Yahweh, you have been favorable to your land. You have restored the fortunes of Jacob.” The line to keep is Psalms 85:8: “I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, his saints; but let them not turn again to folly.” Carry the word “hear” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Psalms 85:8: “I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, his saints; but let them not turn again to folly.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Psalms 85? Then try this: Read “I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, his saints; but let them…” 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.
“I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, his saints; but let them not turn again to folly.”
Psalms 85:8 · Psalms 85
Say it
Practice Psalms 85:8
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
IwillhearwhatGod,Yahweh,willforhewillspeakpeacetohishisbutletthemnotturnagaintofolly.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Psalms 85?
- Read “I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, his saints; but let them…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Psalms 85 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Psalms 85. Help us remember Psalms 85:8 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Psalms 85 is long, read Psalms 85:8 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 599 · the whole night
🍞 Psalms 85
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