Book of Psalms-126 “Like them that dream”

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When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream./ Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them. (vv.1-2)

The Holy Spirit here gives us a specific event, which is the return of exiles from Babylon and extends its significance as the universal case of enmity of flesh with the Spirit being laid to rest. Redemption of our soul is when spiritual bodies replace the physical bodies and the soul stands for the individual and accountable whether it be good or bad before the Lord. Captivity of soul in one sense defines Zion.

“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the LORD’s hand double for all her sins.”(Is.40:2-NIV) Restoration of…

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Book of Psalms- Ps.125 “Trust”

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They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever./ As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.

Mount Zion abides forever which is what characterizes the Son. Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today and forever. In the will of God the Father the word become flesh in practical terms is the accessibility of anyone to be helped where His Son serves as a mediator and an high priest. “ For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.”(He.4:15) Trust means we are not relying our abilities but letting his grace work fully in resisting our temptations. Full armor of God gives it vividness and it is God who fights…

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Book of Psalms-Ps.124 “In the name of the Lord”

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If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say;/ If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

This song of praise acknowledges the Lord God who shall not withhold any good thing from those who fear Him. “For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.”(84:11)

The first two lines state the enmity of flesh against the Spirit, ‘where men rose up against us’ for reasons obvious in that God a Spirit has made a common cause with a nation whose walk is different. Their upright heart has instilled fear and hatred in the ungodly. “Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.”(91:14). This name…

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Book of Psalms-Ps.123 “This soul thing”

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Soul in romantic poetry holds a certain image a deceptive one, which is how wayward fancies latch on your consciousness as pollen; and some as a result break out in a fever. Eyes are the window of one’s soul, one might aver. King Solomon rhapsodized “You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.”(The Song. 4:9-NIV). The moment of rapture without the solid base of eternity is fugitive.

We have seen how one is moved by solemnity of occasion in a revival meeting one jumps about,’Ive seen the light! Hallelujah!. How soon it evaporates. It must be weighted by truth which in case of Jesus we read in this passage: “In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid…

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Book of Psalms-Ps.122 “Set thrones of Judgment”

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“Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together.” (v.3)

As a city of peace the city was never a city of brotherly love or in peace. Where the priestly class had established a status ‘holier-than-thou’ the name was a misnomer. Peace that can only be found in unswerving bond of peace between God and man. In rejecting the prince of peace we have instead a more realistic picture of the city and it came from the Man whom God sent his gospel. . “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!/ Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.” The desolation of the house explained their nation which reflected their times and the world…

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Book of Psalms-Ps.121 “For evermore”

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“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.” The Holy Spirit gives us a symbol for God in terms of his Will. He is the Rock and the Son in terms of its fulfillment, the stone (“a stone was cut out without hands,”-Dan.2: 34). Besides we have the rock delineated in spiritual terms. With regards to the Israelites who were led forth from Egypt the Spirit gives a marginal note, “And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.”(1 Co.10:4). When Jesus walked on the earth on one occasion he declared, “Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”/ So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of…

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Book of Psalms-Ps.120 “False Tongue”

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“In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me./ Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.”

In order to understand let us quickly run through how we are made. “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.” (139:14) There is nothing here that we have added to it. It is ‘thy works’ and only these shall endure. The word eternally settled in the heavens attest to it. It only needed a little madness to convince King Nebuchadnezzar that his magnificence was only a make believe. “The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?/ While the word was in the king’s mouth…

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Book of Psalms-Ps.119:161-168 “Shin”

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The penultimate psalm leads the last section which is a recap of all other psalms gone before. Firstly what strikes is its heading ‘Shin’ or sin, the Hebrew letter to signify Shaddai, a name for God, This is coupled with the last, having equally a very apt title ‘Tau’ for Truth. The Holy Spirit thus rounds off the Psalm with the focus on the Word which in the beginning was with God. In these psalms the Spirit for our spiritual instruction set the word become flesh in terms of the heart where he dwelt by faith. Jesus Christ, (I am the truth”)serves as the author and finisher of our faith.

One possible meaning of Shaddai is of God being associated with Mountain. “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help!/ My help cometh from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.”(121:1-2) Shaddai comes from…

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Book of Psalms-Ps.119:17-24 “Gimel”

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“I will not forget thy word.” from the previous unit leads us to meditate on the reward of having the Lord as our shepherd. “I shall not want: (23:1)

“Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.” 65:4)”For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.”(84:10)

The word is the testimony set in the heart so the psalmist prays for grace not to forget His word but also keep his commandments. “Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word./ Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.”

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Book of Psalms-Ps.119:169-176) “Tau”

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“For all my ways are before thee”(v. 168b) links to the last section under the last Hebrew letter ‘Tau’* which means Truth. This validates ‘the word’ (‘Thy word is truth’- John 17:18) which forms the focus of the entire psalm. “Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.”(v.160)

Here is a penitent psalm where the psalmist confesses that all his ways are before God. “And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.”(He. 4:13). “Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.”(Job 26:6-ESV)

“Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord: give me understanding according to thy word./ Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word./ My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy…

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