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I Know That Yahweh Is Great – Psalm 135
This is what we might call a psalm of rehearsal. It is a way of reminding ourselves of what God has done for us. This builds our faith. How would you write your own psalm of rehearsal for all God
Continue reading...Yahweh Bless You From Zion – Psalm 134
The name Yahweh is mentioned five times in this very short psalm. Yahweh is the name that distinguishes the true and living God from all other gods. At one point in Israel’s later history they
Continue reading...When Brothers Dwell in Unity – Psalm 133
John 13:34 “I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you are also to love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” A
Continue reading...I Will Find a Dwelling Place – Psalm 132
God’s “temple” had been a tent, the Tabernacle, for many years since the exodus. But when David became king he desired a permanent place for God’s glory (the ark of the covenant)
Continue reading...My Eyes Are not Raised Too High – Psalm 131
One of the things David knew was “too high” for him was that God knew everything about him (Psalm 139:6). It put him off, scared him, because he felt under the constant judgment of God.
Continue reading...I Wait for Yahweh – Psalm 130
Waiting for God means a couple of things. It means I know that my only answer and hope comes from Him. It means I am focusing my actions and thoughts, not on rescuing myself, but on being ready for
Continue reading...Greatly Have They Afflicted Me – Psalm 129
This group of traveling pilgrims, ascending up to Jerusalem for the festival, is kind of doing the opposite of what Jesus instructed us to do. They are praying no one will bless their enemies, whereas
Continue reading...Yahweh Bless You From Zion – Psalm 128
Wikipedia has an excellent article on “Zion” in Scripture: Zion…is a placename in the Hebrew Bible used as a synonym for Jerusalem as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole. The
Continue reading...Unless Yahweh builds the House – Psalm 127
This is the second psalm in our psalter written by Solomon (see also Psalm 72). Solomon’s wisdom is on display in this psalm. A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, those
Continue reading...Restore Our Fortunes, O Yahweh – Psalm 126
The Negev is Israel’s southern desert. Some pilgrims from Beersheba, for example, going to Jerusalem, would have traveled through the Negev. It was dry, but there were occasional times of rain
Continue reading...Yahweh Surrounds His People – Psalm 125
Who are the people of God? In the context of the Old Testament, the people of God are certainly Israel. But with the coming of Jesus and our being incorporated into him, the ultimate Israel, all believers
Continue reading...Our Help Is in the Name of Yahweh – Psalm 124
This enlightening description is given on edible.com of the fowler’s snare: In the days previous to firearms, birds were captured with nets spread on the ground, in traps and snares. There was a
Continue reading...To You I Lift My Eyes – Psalm 123
In Psalm 120 the pilgrim lifted up his eyes to the hills of Jerusalem, an indirect way of saying he was looking to Yahweh. But here, he speaks more directly, looking to Yahweh whose throne, represented
Continue reading...Let’s Go to the House of Yahweh – Psalm 122
Did David write this psalm? Remember that the temple was not built by David but by his son Solomon. However, it was still normal to speak of the place where the tabernacle was as the house of Yahweh.
Continue reading...I Lift Up My Eyes to the Hills – Psalm 121
As to the hills the psalmist is lifting his eyes towards, the commentators are united: The hills are those on which Jerusalem is built….This gaze of hope does not absolutely decide the standpoint
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