Seeing Jesus in the Psalms

  Psalm 128 A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. 1 How joyful are those who fear the Lord— all who follow his ways! 2 You will enjoy the fruit of your labor. How joyful and prosperous you will be! 3 Your wife will be like a fruitful grapevine, flourishing within your home. Your children will be like vigorous young olive trees as they sit around your table. 4 That is the Lord’s blessing for those who fear him. 5 May the Lord continually bless you from Zion. May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live. 6 May you live to enjoy your grandchildren. May Israel have peace ! Psalm 128 MAIN POINT: Jesus is the only one able to fulfil these promises, and He did and does. We have established 127 times so far that the Lord of Zion, the King who reigns from Jerusalem eternally, the God who blesses Israel, the only one able to ever deliver on all these promises is Jesus Christ of Nazareth. It is then no surprise that it is Jesus who says things matching Psalm 128 quite well...

  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 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 ...

The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is majestic.  Psalm 29:4 NLT   Psalm 29 This morning after copying Psalm 29 out of the New Living Translation I took the time to read the chapter from each of the following bible versions and  to read the accompanying notes or alternative texts. I recommend you consider doing the same sometimes when studying a particular passage.  Herziene Statenvertaling NBG-vertaling 1951 BasisBijbel English Standard Version The Passion Translation Wycliffe’s Bible with Modern Spelling King James Version The Message Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752 Darby's Translation 1890 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition New American Standard Bible 1995 La Bible du Semeur Segond 21 MAIN POINT: The mere voice of the Lord is awesome with indescribable power that gives His children strength and peace. God’s voice is worthy of honour All powers, including angels, are invited to honour God. Even just the name of God is awesome and worthy of...