Psalm 17:8 | Safe Under God's Wings
This episode tucks a child safe under God's wings, like a baby bird, where the dark and worries cannot reach.
For Parents
When the dark or a leftover worry presses on a child at bedtime, they need a picture of being covered. Tonight's verse, Psalm 17:8, gives them one of the gentlest in the Bible, a baby bird tucked warm and safe under a mother's wings. As you settle them into their blankets, you might say, "The dark cannot reach you there, and neither can today's worries." Then let them snuggle down under God's wings while they sleep, warm and covered. Goodnight.
The One Thing for the Ride
“You are tucked under God's wings tonight, like a baby bird, where the dark cannot reach.”
Scripture
Psalm 17:8
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Key Takeaways
- God hides us safe under His wings, like a baby bird.
- He watches over us as carefully as you protect your own eyes.
- The dark and the day's worries cannot reach us there.
- Your child can snuggle down, warm and covered, while they sleep.
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Questions Kids Ask
What Bible verse is like God tucking a kid in safe?
Psalm 17:8 has one of the gentlest pictures in the Bible, when David asks God to hide him in the shadow of His wings (Psalm 17:8). Like a mother bird covering her baby birds, God tucks your child in warm and safe, where the dark and the day's worries cannot reach them.