Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 08

Psalm 120 – 121

Through My Bible – October 08

Psalm 120 – 121 (EHV)

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Psalm 120

A Man of Peace

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A song of the ascents. [1]

A Man of Peace

1 In my distress I called to the Lord,
and he answered me.
2 Lord, save my life from lying lips.
Save me from deceitful tongues.
3 What will he give to you?
What more will he add to you, you deceitful tongue?
4 A warrior’s sharpened arrows with hot coals of the broom tree.
5 Woe to me that I am an alien in Meshek,
that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
6 For too long my soul [2] has dwelt with those who hate peace.
7 I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war.

Psalm 121

Help From the Lord

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A song for the ascents.

Help From the Lord, Israel’s Watchman

1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains.
Where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot stumble.
He who watches over you will not slumber.
4 Yes, he who watches over Israel will not slumber.
He will not sleep.
5 The Lord watches over you.
The Lord is your shade at your right hand.
6 The sun will not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord will watch to keep you from all harm. [3]
He will watch over your life. [4]
8 The Lord will watch over your going and your coming
    from now to eternity.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 120:1 This group of psalms (Psalms 120–134) is usually called the Songs of Ascent in English, but the Hebrew title is songs of the ascents. The ascents may include both going up to Jerusalem and going up to God. These psalms celebrate pilgrimage to Jerusalem, especially the return from captivity in Babylon.
  2. Psalm 120:6 In Hebrew my soul is a more intense, emotional way of saying I or me.
  3. Psalm 121:7 Or evil
  4. Psalm 121:7 Or soul

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