Tag: Psalms of Ascent
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Day 272: The Last Psalm (Psalm 126)
Psalm 126 celebrates God’s power to restore His people, turning tears of sorrow into songs of joy. This post reflects on the joy of the exiles returning to Zion, and the promise that those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.
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Day 110: What a Difference a Question Mark Makes (Psalm 121:1)
“I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?”Psalm 121:1 ESV “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, From whence cometh my help.”Psalm 121:1 KJV My denomination once owned a conference center nestled in the Sangre de Cristo mountains near Santa Fe, New Mexico. I was blessed to…
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Day 110: Up to Jerusalem (Psalm 121, 123-125, 128-130)
The Psalms of Ascent (Psalm 120-134) are one of my favorite sections of Scripture. If you ever get to go to Israel, there are several places where they will come alive to you and change the way you understand them. This happened to me at least three different times when I went. The first was…
