Seeing Jesus in the Psalms

  Psalm 122 A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of David. 1 I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.” 2 And now here we are, standing inside your gates, O Jerusalem. 3 Jerusalem is a well-built city; its seamless walls cannot be breached. 4 All the tribes of Israel—the Lord’s people—make their pilgrimage here. They come to give thanks to the name of the Lord, as the law requires of Israel. 5 Here stand the thrones where judgment is given, the thrones of the dynasty of David. 6 Pray for peace in Jerusalem. May all who love this city prosper. 7 O Jerusalem, may there be peace within your walls and prosperity in your palaces. 8 For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, “May you have peace.” 9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek what is best for you, O Jerusalem. MAIN POINT: Jesus is our happy place of peace where we safely worship with god’s people in God’s presence. I will confess that I actually avoid comme...

  Psalm 121 A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. 1 I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there? 2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth! 3 He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber. 4 Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps. 5 The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade. 6 The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon at night. 7 The Lord keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. 8 The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever. Once again it is Jesus who picks up on a theme in the Psalm and uses it to reveal to us more about God.  Main Point: You who look to the Lord are absolutely rock solid safe in God’s care. So the Jewish leaders began harassing Jesus for breaking the Sabbath rules.  But Jesus replied, "My Father is always working, and so am I." John 5:16-17 NLT Psalm 121 is another Psalm of ascent, su...

  Psalm 120 PSALMS 120 A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. 1 I took my troubles to the Lord; I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer. 2 Rescue me, O Lord, from liars and from all deceitful people. 3 O deceptive tongue, what will God do to you? How will he increase your punishment? 4 You will be pierced with sharp arrows and burned with glowing coals. 5 How I suffer in far-off Meshech. It pains me to live in distant Kedar. 6 I am tired of living among people who hate peace. 7 I search for peace; but when I speak of peace, they want war! MAIN POINT: If you want peace, then call out to the Lord and come out from among the murderous companions in this world. In short, REPENT and SEEK THE LORD. As I read Psalm 120 I kept thinking of this phrase found in a few verses in the Bible. “Their feet are swift to shed blood” Romans 3:15 This idea (expressed in slightly different ways) which doesn’t appear in Psalm 120 but does appear in Proverbs 1:16, 6:18 and Isaiah 59:7-8 is the ...

 There will be much more add to this throughout the day. I'll be sharing the contributions of several other people here today and I would like to thank my brother Willem Come for organising this. It has been the blessing he intended and I hope you are also blessed by every ones contribution. (Here under was the initial message confirming with all those who responded.)____ Dear Bible reader, Here the shedule from the Hebrew alphabet to prepare your part in writing and eventually sharing thoughts on a part of psalm 119. > Benjamin: Aleph/Beth > Jesse: Gimel/Dalet > Moriah: He/Waver > Ramnaps: Zayin/Chet > Anja Ro: Tet/Yod > Marijke Camps: Raf/Lamed > Sheryl Crane: Mem/Nun > Marry Côme: Samech/Ayin > Willem: Pe/Tsadi > Lyssa: Qof/Resh > William: Shin/Tav Please send your contribution to me before 25/11, than I'll send it all at once to William on 26/11. Blessings,  Willem Côme And these are the thoughts and responses to Psalm 119 Waarom Psalmen (o...