In The Word Read: Psalm 137-138 An Experience of the Captivity. 137 By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down and wept, When we remembered Zion. 2 Upon the willows in the midst of it We hung our harps. 3 For there our captors demanded of us songs, And our tormentors, jubilation, saying, “Sing for us one […]
His Loving-Kindness Is Everlasting!
In The Word Read: Psalm 136 Thanks for the Lord’s Goodness to Israel. 136 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, For His faithfulness is everlasting. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods, For His faithfulness is everlasting. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, For His faithfulness is everlasting. 4 To Him who alone […]
Praise The Lord!
In The Word Read: Psalm 135 Praise the Lord’s Wonderful Works. Futility of Idols. 135 Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord; Praise Him, you servants of the Lord, 2 You who stand in the house of the Lord, In the courtyards of the house of our God! 3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is […]
Brotherly Love
In The Word Read: Psalm 133-134 The Excellency of Brotherly Unity. A Song of Ascents, of David. 133 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to live together in unity! 2 It is like the precious oil on the head, Running down upon the beard, As on Aaron’s beard, The oil which ran down […]
Fulfilling A Promise
In The Word Read: Psalm 132 Prayer for the Lord’s Blessing upon the Sanctuary. A Song of Ascents. 132 Remember, Lord, in David’s behalf, All his affliction; 2 How he swore to the Lord And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob, 3 “I certainly will not enter my house, Nor lie on my bed; 4 I will not […]
Father, Do You Hear Me?
In The Word Read: Psalm 130-131 Hope in the Lord’s Forgiving Love. A Song of Ascents. 130 Out of the depths I have cried to You, Lord. 2 Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the sound of my pleadings. 3 If You, Lord, were to keep account of guilty deeds, Lord, who could stand? […]
Blessed Of The Lord
In The Word Read: Psalm 127-129 Prosperity Comes from the Lord. A Song of Ascents, of Solomon. 127 Unless the Lord builds a house, They who build it labor in vain; Unless the Lord guards a city, The watchman stays awake in vain. 2 It is futile for you to rise up early, To stay up late, […]
We Have Been Rescued!
In The Word Read: Psalm 124-126 Praise for Rescue from Enemies. A Song of Ascents, of David. 124 “Had it not been the Lord who was on our side,” Let Israel say, 2 “Had it not been the Lord who was on our side When people rose up against us, 3 Then they would have swallowed us alive, […]
Pray For Jerusalem
In The Word Read: Psalm 122-123 Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem. A Song of Ascents, of David. 122 I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to the house of the Lord.” 2 Our feet are standing Within your gates, Jerusalem, 3 Jerusalem, that has been built As a city that is firmly joined together; […]
Songs Of Ascent
In The Word Read: Psalm 120-121 Prayer for Rescue from the Treacherous. A Song of Ascents. 120 I cried to the Lord in my trouble, And He answered me. 2 Rescue my soul, Lord, from lying lips, From a deceitful tongue. 3 What will He give to you, and what more will He do to you, You deceitful […]