This theme is carried through the four strophes, and uses a poetic technique frequently employed in the Songs of Ascent, called anadiplosis. Welcome! The first few psalms cover the entire Book of Psalms in the same way. Note the imprecatory prayer (vv. WebPsalm 120:1-7 S. Conway This psalm is a piteous declaration of the unhappy lot of him who is surrounded by the false, the treacherous, and the cruel. Save me, O Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. (Psalm 120:1-2). Psalm 120: Chanted as the pilgrim march to Jerusalem began. Psalm 88: Dirge of gloom, a lamentation. Note the rendering: It is he that hath made us, andwe are his (v. 3). Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. i. Psalm 91: Messianic psalm (cp. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. 3-6). The Blessed Man here is not the first Adam but the last Adam. Because as Christians we also are on a journey not on a literal journey to Jerusalem, of course, but rather a spiritual journey, a pilgrimage of the heart. Psalm 15: Those who shall enter the kingdom. As we read in Psalm 140: Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with the trouble their lips have caused. When I speak, they are for war: The psalmist sought to speak words of peace and goodness, to represent and promote those values in our own community. Web(Read Psalm 120:1-4) The psalmist was brought into great distress by a deceitful tongue. 22-25 Imprecatory: a cry for justice. It is the experience of David when he fled from Absalom. As Jesus prayed in John 17: I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. ), vv. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. b. Psalm 130: The pilgrim cries out of the depths and thanks God for forgiveness. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. WebPsalms 1 and 2 serve to introduce the entire book. The Old Testament Psalm 35: A plea for God to deliver David from the hand of Saul (1 Samuel 24) and to judge the wicked. In my distress: Distress addeth wings to our devotions. They are to be sung by pilgrims ascending to Zion to worship Yahweh in i. but when I speak of it, they make ready for war. Psalm 120 The Prayer and Journey of the Outsider. The Gospels Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word | . Kedar was one of the Bedouin tribes of the Arabian desert. (Maclaren), ii. When can I go and meet with God? (Psalm 42:2). May every good man be delivered from lying lips. The people of Meshech lived to the north by the Black Sea. IT'S NOT EASY! I think of Abrahams wife, Sarah, in the Old Testament. Psalm of providence (v. 5; cp. Woe is me, that I dwell in Meshech, So they are called Psalms of Ascent first of all because they were sung by people literally going up to Jerusalem. Let burning coals fall upon them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise. (Psalm 140:910) Hell is forever, and those who die outside of Christ will face Gods severe judgment for sin for all of eternity. Why not start the journey with a happy song? Before we can know Him, we must know the Word. The Psalms of Ascent are all about going to meet with God, to worship him in the beauty of his presence. The lies our soul needs deliverance from are not only the lies said about us, but also the lies said to us lies about God, lies about man, lies about ourself, lies about life, identity, purpose, and happiness. As one writer has said, A psalm a day keeps worry away., The Whole Bible Read full chapter Psalm 118 Psalm 120 New International Version (NIV) Website: https://www.rayfowler.org. (Heart of the psalm, vv. Wisdom Literature Psalm 69: The silent years in the life of Christ. 1 Chronicles 16:8). 6, 7. Yet every time he did, the response was hostile, characteristic of those who are for war. Poetical Books And so the Psalms of Ascent begin with a call to prayer. Worship by the redeemed. i. Your partnership makes all we do possible. When we are slandered it is a joy that the Lord knows us, and cannot be made to doubt our uprightness. They begin with dissatisfaction and discontent. Psalm 112: Hallelujah for the righteousness of God (v. 6). Some have even supposed that the songs were sung by the Levites from these steps, though this is pure speculation.. With one who hates peace. God hears you when you pray. ), vv. 18, 19). The New Testament He pays attention to you. God has changed our hearts in Christ, and so we no longer desire the things of the world. Prophets Jerusalem in the Bible represents the city of God, the place of the temple, the place where God chose to dwell and to meet with his people. 6-8). Psalm 47: Praise and worship in the Millennium. When Gods judgment comes, it comes suddenly, but it will not end quickly. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. Luke-Acts We learn from Psalm 120 that the appropriate judgment for sin is very severe, as pictured by a warriors sharp arrows and the burning coals of the broom tree. 5; Succa 51b). 16-23). The broom tree is a tree about twelve-feet in height. This is scarcely to be understood literally. a. Thanks for visiting! Minor Prophets So do all his members, and especially when they lie under the lash of a lying tongue, as here. (Trapp), ii. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point And according to Psalm 120 what is the punishment for a deceitful tongue? A psalm that has blessed the hearts of saints of all ages. Psalm 24: The coming of the Chief Shepherd. Psalm 22: X-ray of the cross (see authors booklet by the same name). vv. Calumny rouses our indignation by a sense of injustice, and yet we find ourselves helpless to fight with the evil, or to act in our own defence. The world is opposed to Gods truth. 7, 8). I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again (John 10:18). It thus sets forth most pathetically the sense of discordance between a man and his environment, which urges the soul that feels it to seek a better home. Historical Books Zion (2 Samuel 6:12-23). WebOutline of Psalms. The second application is this: know that God will judge the wicked. Pauline Epistles For any web postings, please link to the sermon directly at this website. Prophets James 5:13 tells us plainly: Is any one of you in trouble? (Psalm 22: the death of Christ; Psalm 69: the life of Christ.). The Christian is uncomfortable living in the world Psalm 143: Prayer of David to the faithfulness, righteousness, and lovingkindness of God. Psalm 121 The Truth of Preservation in Coming In (private life) and Going Out 2) Know that God will punish the wicked. Psalm 149: A hallelujah chorus because the kingdom has come through redemption by blood and judgment by power. Historical Books Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. All but two of Psalms 3-41 are termed psalms of David ( Psalms 10 and 33 are the exceptions), and several of the titles refer to Psalm 125: They come in sight of Mt. Many different explanations have been given for these degrees or steps or ascents: James Montgomery Boice explained the first suggestion: The Talmud says that the fifteen songs correspond to the fifteen steps between these courtyards (Middoth ii. We may be living on earth, but our citizenship is in heaven. This certainly would include the fervent desire to be delivered from the Weeping is past and joy has come in the morning of the Millennium. Song of deliverance from Egypt and the origin of the nation. Blessed with all earthly blessings a perfect acrostic. Gods Man (quoted 3 times in the New Testament). GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Wisdom Literature This is prophetically the cry of the remnant during the Great Tribulation. God, i. e; shall punish thee with extreme severity. At least for a while, he needed better company and he would find it among the pilgrims who came to Jerusalem and who shared in these Songs of Ascents. Sharp arrows of the warrior, Kedar was a place associated with the nomadic tribes in the lands surrounding Israel (Isaiah 21:16-17, Jeremiah 49:28). Exodus 34:7; Psalm 64:3-8; 140:9-10; Romans 12:19. 1-21 Humiliation suffering cross. The Old Testament WebPsalm 119 Psalm 120 Psalm 149 Psalm 150 Proverbs 29 Proverbs 30 Proverbs 31 This plan is designed to increase your worship and wisdom. Since trials are common to all of Gods people, the comfort is for all also. Some reference to the Word of God is in every verse (except vv. In my distress I cried to the LORD: The people of God often find themselves in distress. Notice the method of creation (v. 6) God spoke into existence all of creation. 12-14). For the comfort of believers today, they contain the balm of Gilead. Eusebius called it a prophecy of the passion of Christ. It gives a new dimension of the cross. And so these are travel songs full of beautiful imagery, meaningful expression and divine wisdom for the journey. What a contrast to a coffin in Egypt which concludes the book of Genesis. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point The liar, wounding though his weapons are, will be destroyed with far more potent shafts than lies: Gods arrows of truth and coals of judgment. (Kidner). conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy 8, 9). Do you worry? The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, III. The same root word is used in the same context in 1 Chronicles 15:15. And then finally, 3) Know that you do not belong to the world. Kedar was a place associated with the nomadic tribes in the lands surrounding Israel (Isaiah 21:16-17, Jeremiah 49:28). i. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. Psalm 117: Hallelujah because all nations and peoples will praise God. WebA song of degrees. Thank you for registering. WebPsalm 120 The Prayer and Journey of the Outsider. The reason for this collection and arrangement is not precisely stated. WebFree Access to Sermons on Psalms 120:7, Church Sermons, Illustrations on Psalms 120:7, and Preaching Slides on Psalms 120:7. These two peoples were located so far apart geographically that they can only be taken here as a general term for the heathen. No one person could have lived among both. 34-37 with 2 Samuel 7:8-17). Rebellion against God and Christ began at the arrest of Jesus (Acts 4:23-26). Psalm 150: A hallelujah chorus with orchestra singing and playing with all the stops pulled out. Psalm 121: Hills about Jerusalem come into view. Psalm 120 is the first of a series of 15 psalms each with the title, A Song of Ascents. 2) Know that God will punish the wicked. Psalm 80: Plea to the Shepherd of Israel to lead them again. Psalm 31: Psalm of troubles and trials, followed by prayer for deliverance, and the deliverance that follows as an answer to prayer (v. 1). var sc_invisible=1; Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. This is the plea of the Son of man and those who plead in His name. Psalm 36: A Psalm of David as the servant of Jehovah. (The queen is the church in type and figure, v. It will be a little bit of a lengthy series15 sermons spread across Psalm 128: The family is come to Jerusalem to worship. vv. The author of these fifteen Psalms is not known; and most probably they were not the work of one person. Psalm 119 is a hymn about the Bible. 57) 3.2 Notes Click on the different category headings to find out more. 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