Okay, I already posted today but as I was updating what made me laugh out loud I knew I had to blog this!
Yesterday morning as I am doing Maya's hair she told me that she needed to learn the 23 Psalm. Apparently her wise teacher, Mrs. Lopez threw down the challenge! She prefaced the whole learning of the 23 Psalm with, "Only one student in all of my years of teaching has ever learned it..." (something very close to that anyway)! Well, to my lil' one that means WAR! It was not for a grade, she wasn't doing it for the trip to the prize box, it was because Carter was the only boy who ever learned it in Mrs. Lopez' class!
Soooo, I say, "Sure, we can go over it in the car on the way to school...I know the 23 Psalm!
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
My daughter was hysterically laughing by the time I finished my good Baptist girl King James Version of the 23 Psalm! She ROARED each time I said one of the words I have put in bold up there! C'mon people, I learned it 33 or more years ago!
In our house we study from the New Living Translation. At school she uses the NIV so that KJV was like Chinese to her! Pretty funny stuff!
BTW, on our 15-20 minute ride to school she learned the 23 Psalm! Pretty impressive. I hope Mrs. Lopez keeps throwing down those challenges! She bragged that the Lord had given her a good memory. I told her that He gave that to her so that she would glorify Him with it to which she replied, "Whaddya think I just did?"
Wonder where she got that smart mouth from?
3 comments:
I learned it that way too. old school. NIV is easier but doesn't sound right when you have learned it the other way. love ya!
K-K, I agree that it just doesn't sound right in NIV. I love the KJV for a lot of scripture, simply because that's the way I learned it! Oh well! I love-th you too!
I memorized all those verses in the KJV! I'm with you. :-)
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