Week 603 · Old Testament · about 5 minutes · 262 words
🌾 Psalms 89
Psalms 89 opens with these words: “I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.” The line to keep is Psalms 89:7: “a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?” Carry the word “awesome” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Psalms 89 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.” 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, “I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.” Psalms 89 opens with these words: “I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.” The line to keep is Psalms 89:7: “a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?” Carry the word “awesome” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Psalms 89:7: “a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Psalms 89? Then try this: Read “a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?” 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.
“a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?”
Psalms 89:7 · Psalms 89
Say it
Practice Psalms 89:7
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
averyawesomeGodintheoftheones,tobefearedaboveallthosewhoarehim?
Talk about it
- What happens first in Psalms 89?
- Read “a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Psalms 89 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Psalms 89. Help us remember Psalms 89:7 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Psalms 89 is long, read Psalms 89:7 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 603 · the whole night
🌾 Psalms 89
Story, coloring page, word search, and the verse to trace.
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