Transcript Psalms 121, 122, 124, 125, 127 “The songs may have been “Pilgrim Psalms” sung by those who were “going up” to.

Psalms 121, 122, 124, 125, 127
“The songs may have been “Pilgrim Psalms” sung
by those who were “going up” to Jerusalem and
“ascending” to the Temple” (1 Sam. 1:3; Is.
30:29). Pg. 126
Psalm 121:1 A Song of Ascents. I will lift up my
eyes to the hills -- From whence comes my help?
2 My help comes from the LORD, Who made
heaven and earth.
He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who
keeps you will not slumber. 4 Behold, He who
keeps Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep. 5
The LORD is your keeper; The LORD is your shade
at your right hand.
To keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect,
save life
6 The sun shall not strike you by day, Nor the
moon by night. 7 The LORD shall preserve you
from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. 8 The
LORD shall preserve your going out and your
coming in From this time forth, and even
forevermore.
Psalm 122:1 A Song of Ascents. Of David. I was
glad when they said to me, "Let us go into the
house of the LORD." 2 Our feet have been
standing Within your gates, O Jerusalem!
3 Jerusalem is built As a city that is compact
together, 4 Where the tribes go up, The tribes of
the LORD, To the Testimony of Israel, To give
thanks to the name of the LORD. 5 For thrones
are set there for judgment, The thrones of the
house of David. 6 Pray for the peace of
Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you. 7
Peace be within your walls, Prosperity within
your palaces." 8 For the sake of my brethren and
companions, I will now say, "Peace be within
you." 9 Because of the house of the LORD our
God I will seek your good.
1 Timothy 2:1Therefore I exhort first of all that
supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving
of thanks be made for all men, 2 for kings and all
who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet
and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of
God our Savior,
Psalm 124:1 A Song of Ascents. Of David. "If it had not
been the LORD who was on our side," Let Israel now say - 2 "If it had not been the LORD who was on our side,
When men rose up against us, 3 Then they would have
swallowed us alive, When their wrath was kindled against
us; 4 Then the waters would have overwhelmed us, The
stream would have gone over our soul; 5 Then the
swollen waters Would have gone over our soul." 6
Blessed be the LORD, Who has not given us as prey to
their teeth. 7 Our soul has escaped as a bird from the
snare of the fowlers; The snare is broken, and we have
escaped. 8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, Who
made heaven and earth.
Romans 8:31 If God is for us, who can be against
us?
A lady once asked Abraham Lincoln: “Mr. Lincoln,
are you sure the Lord is on your side?” He
responded, “Ma’am, I am not really concerned
about whether or not the Lord is on my side, but I
am mightily concerned about whether or not I am
on the Lord’s side.”
Hebrews 13:5 Let your conduct be without
covetousness; be content with such things as you
have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave
you nor forsake you." 6 So we may boldly say:
"The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can
man do to me?"
During the twenty-three hundred bombings of
the Island of Malta in World War II, as the people
gathered for prayer, Psalm 124 was their favorite
Psalm.”
Psalm 125:1 A Song of Ascents. Those who trust
in the LORD Are like Mount Zion, Which cannot be
moved, but abides forever. 2 As the mountains
surround Jerusalem, So the LORD surrounds His
people From this time forth and forever.
Job 1:10 "Have You not made a hedge around
him, around his household, and around all that he
has on every side? You have blessed the work of
his hands, and his possessions have increased in
the land.
3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest On
the land allotted to the righteous, Lest the
righteous reach out their hands to iniquity.
4 Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, And
to those who are upright in their hearts. 5 As for
such as turn aside to their crooked ways, The
LORD shall lead them away With the workers of
iniquity. Peace be upon Israel!
James 1:22 But be doers of the word, and not
hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if
anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he
is like a man observing his natural face in a
mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away,
and immediately forgets what kind of man he
was. 25 But he who looks into the perfect law of
liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful
hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be
blessed in what he does.
Psalm 127:1 A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.
Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in
vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the
city, The watchman stays awake in vain. 2 It is
vain for you to rise up early, To sit up late, To eat
the bread of sorrows; For so He gives His beloved
sleep.
Haggai 1:6 "You have sown much, and bring in
little; You eat, but do not have enough; You drink,
but you are not filled with drink; You clothe
yourselves, but no one is warm; And he who
earns wages, Earns wages to put into a bag with
holes." 7 Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Consider
your ways!
Acts 19:15 And the evil spirit answered and said,
"Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are
you?" 16 Then the man in whom the evil spirit
was leaped on them, overpowered them, and
prevailed against them, so that they fled out of
that house naked and wounded.
Matthew 7:21 " Not everyone who says to Me,
'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven,
but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
22 "Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord,
have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out
demons in Your name, and done many wonders in
Your name?' 23 "And then I will declare to them,
'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who
practice lawlessness!'
Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of
the whole matter: Fear God and keep His
commandments, For this is man's all. 14 For God
will bring every work into judgment, Including
every secret thing, Whether good or evil.
3 Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD,
The fruit of the womb is a reward. 4 Like arrows
in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of
one's youth. 5 Happy is the man who has his
quiver full of them; They shall not be ashamed,
But shall speak with their enemies in the gate.