A UNITED 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 […]
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
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 […]
The Lord is Your Keeper
MARCH 31, 2026 Psalm 121:5-6 The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade at your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. What does the psalmist mean by saying, “The Lord is your shade at your right hand”? Perhaps it is to suggest that, as our Guardian, the Lord walks with us […]
The Lord is Always Keeping Watch
MARCH 30, 2026 Psalm 121:5-6 The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade at your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. Scripture tells us that, “The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good” (Proverbs 15:3) because “the life of every living thing” is in His […]
He Keeps Watch Over Us
MARCH 29. 202629 Psalm 121:3-4 He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. In regard to the hills we highlighted in the previous devotion, let us consider that it is very likely David had posted watch towers […]
My Help Comes From the Lord
MARCH 28, 2026 Psalm 121:1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills— from whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Of the fifteen Songs of Ascent, the superscription on this psalm is unique in that it is titled “A Song to the Ascents,” suggesting it […]
Peace, Peace
MARCH 27, 2026 Psalm 120:6-7 My soul has dwelt too long with one who hates peace. I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war. One would think that any reasonable person would always desire peace over conflict — one would think. Unfortunately, there are people in this world — and always […]
Speak Truth and Life
MARCH 26, 2026 Psalm 120:2-3 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue. What shall be given to you, or what shall be done to you, you false tongue? God’s people are subjected to many forms of suffering that induces the distress discussed in the previous devotion, but none so […]
My Help Comes From the Lord
MARCH 25, 2026 Psalm 120:1 In my distress I cried to the Lord, and He heard me. Everyone knows what it’s like to be stressed; most everyone knows what it’s like to be in distress, but not everyone has experienced the depths of tribulation. That is, in reality, what the psalmist describes — a situation […]