Old Testament – Page 23 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Greatly Have They Afflicted Me – Psalm 129

This group of traveling pilgrims, ascending up to Jerusalem for the festival, is

Wikipedia has an excellent article on "Zion" in Scripture: Zion...is a placename

This is the second psalm in our psalter written by Solomon (see also Psalm 72).

The Negev is Israel's southern desert. Some pilgrims from Beersheba, for example,

Who are the people of God? In the context of the Old Testament, the people of God

This enlightening description is given on edible.com of the fowler's snare: In

In Psalm 120 the pilgrim lifted up his eyes to the hills of Jerusalem, an indirect

Did David write this psalm? Remember that the temple was not built by David but

As to the hills the psalmist is lifting his eyes towards, the commentators are united: The

A song of ascents is one sung by pilgrims on their way up (ascending, literally)

The one who knows Yahweh, who loves Yahweh's law, is not incapable of straying from

Where does peace come from in the midst of persecution and injustice? It comes

I like how, on search functions, they often include questions. For example, "What

TinyBuddha.com has an inspiring story of a Laotian who survived the Vietnam war and

"And lead me not into temptation, but deliver me from the evil one." Pe Your