Psalm 121-125
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Wednesday, December 26th, 2007Excerpt
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.”
Psalm 122:6
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Prayer
Dear Lord, in this season of Christmas when we celebrate the coming of “peace on earth,” we remember that this peace hasn’t fully come. Our world is still torn asunder by war. Oppressors still reign across […]
Psalm 125 – The Lord Surrounds His People
Sunday, November 4th, 2007Excerpt
As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so the LORD surrounds his people,
from this time on and forevermore.
Psalm 125:2
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Prayer
If only we could see how You protect us, Lord! I’m sure it happens, all the time. You protect us from harm, from temptation, from going down paths that take us far away […]
Psalm 124 – Help in God’s Name
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007Excerpt
Our help is in the name of the LORD,
who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 124:8
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Prayer
Gracious Lord, this is one of the verses from the Psalms that I treasure. It’s truth is simple, even obvious. There’s nothing particularly new here. Yet what is affirmed is some of the best […]
Psalm 123 – Looking to God
Friday, November 2nd, 2007Excerpt
As the eyes of servants
look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maid
to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the LORD our God,
until he has mercy upon us.
Psalm 123:2
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Prayer
Lord, […]
Psalm 122 – The House of the Lord
Thursday, November 1st, 2007Excerpt
I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the LORD!”
Psalm 122:1
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Prayer
Gracious God, centuries ago Your people rejoiced at the thought of going to Your “house” in Jerusalem. At […]
Psalm 121 – The Lord Will Keep You
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007Excerpt
The LORD will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
Psalm 121:7
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Prayer
Lord, this is one of those verses that sound so wonderful at first. You will keep us from all evil! Yet then there’s […]
Psalm 125 – Trusting God
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007Excerpt
Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion,
which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
Psalm 125:1
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Prayer
O Lord, how little do I trust in You! How often do I doubt You! How often do I rely upon my own strength and wisdom, rather than Yours! How often do […]
Psalm 124 – God with Us
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007Excerpt
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side. . . .
Psalm 124:1
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Prayer
Here is a frightening thought, Lord. What would life be like if You were not on our side? What if our sin had turned You away from us forever? What would we be? […]
Psalm 123 – Have Mercy!
Monday, June 4th, 2007Excerpt
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us.
Psalm 123:3
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Prayer
Have mercy upon us, O Lord! Have mercy upon me!
In asking for Your mercy, Lord, I admit my need for You. I admit my unworthiness. I admit I don’t deserve that for which I ask. I am a […]
Psalm 122 – Peace for Jerusalem
Sunday, June 3rd, 2007Excerpt
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
Psalm 122:6
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Prayer
Lord, I can’t read this verse today without taking it literally, even though my context is so different from David’s as he went up to Jerusalem. Yet, centuries later, this city is still at the center of strife, still a place of […]