APRIL 14, 2026 Psalm 126:1-2 When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion, we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. From the beginning of time, when God’s people have strayed from Him too far and for far too long, exile has been their […]
APRIL 13, 2026 Psalm 123:4-5 Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts. As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, the Lord shall lead them away with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel! The Gospels recount that a certain wealthy, young man came to the Messiah asking what he must […]
APRIL 12, 2026 Psalm 125:3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous reach out their hands to iniquity. In follow up to the previous devotion in which the focus was our dependency on the Lord, David underscores the notion by saying that God’s people should […]
APRIL 9, 2026 Psalm 124:6-8 Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us as prey to their teeth. Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. When […]
APRIL 8, 2026 Psalm 124:1-2 Let Israel now say— “If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us, then they would have swallowed us alive, when their wrath was kindled against us.” David begins this psalm with a statement that gets right to the point — […]
APRIL 7, 2026 PSALM 123:3-4 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us! For we are exceedingly filled with contempt. Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorn of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud. As God’s people, it is our duty to serve as His agents and […]
APRIL 5, 2026 Psalm 122:6-7 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you. Peace be within your walls, prosperity within your palaces. In case you didn’t know, the word שלום shalom or “peace” is actually a part of the name Jerusalem — ירושלים Yerushalayim. In other words, the purpose and plan […]
APRIL 6, 2026 Psalm 123:1-2 Unto You I lift up my eyes, O You who dwell in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, until He has mercy on us. As Scripture clearly reveals, […]
APRIL 4, 2026 Psalm 122:6-7 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you. Peace be within your walls, prosperity within your palaces. There is a belief in Judaism that says Jerusalem and the Temple were destroyed because God’s people neglected their service to Him and were full of contempt and strife […]
APRIL 3, 2026 Psalm 122:3-4 Jerusalem is built as a city that is compact together, where the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, to the Testimony of Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord. As was highlighted in the previous devotion, the Almighty has called His people to be joined together as one people, […]
APRIL 2, 2026 Psalm 122:3-4 Jerusalem is built as a city that is compact together, where the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, to the Testimony of Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord. Within some commentary circles, there is discussion as to whether David was referring to the physical […]
APRIL 1, 2026 Psalm 122:1-2 I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go into the house of the Lord.” Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem! These initial verses of the psalm express the joy and excitement that Jewish pilgrims would have experienced as they made their way to […]
