Psalm 124

Reading for September 2, 2012            Psalm 124

Psalm 124 is an extension of the prayer of Psalm 123. In the preceding psalm, the prayer asked God to act on behalf of Israel. In Psalm 124, the psalmist responds to God answering Israel’s prayers, “If it had not been the Lord who was on our side” we would have been destroyed. “Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us as prey. . . Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth (v. 1, 6, 8 NRSV).

As we seek the life in Christ as our way of life, Psalm 124 can remind us that because “our help is in the name of the Lord,” we “can do everything through Christ, who gives (us) strength” (Philippians 4:13). When we journey through those times when it seems we be may be overwhelmed, because “our help is in the name of the Lord,” we rejoice in the truth that “the temptations in (our) life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than (we) can stand. When (we) are tempted, he will show (us) a way out so that (we) can endure” (1 Corinthians 10:13).

“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side. . . ”

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

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Reading for September 3, 2012            Psalm 125