Psalm 134 behold,praise,change

Psalm 134:1 Behold, bless the LORD,All you servants of the LORD,Who by night stand in the house of the LORD! Behold!! — look, watch, be aware. BLESS THE LORD! Sometimes I wonder as I look out across the people if they can see what God is doing. I wonder if they desire to capture and make a…

Psalm 131 simple life, quiet soul, humility

Psalm 131 My heart is not proud, Lord,    my eyes are not haughty;I do not concern myself with great matters    or things too wonderful for me.2 But I have calmed and quieted myself,    I am like a weaned child with its mother;    like a weaned child I am content. 3 Israel, put your hope in the Lord    both now and forevermore. Whatever the occasion was,…

Psalm 130, sin, forgiveness, hope

Psalm 130:3-5 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,    Lord, who could stand?4 But with you there is forgiveness,    so that we can, with reverence, serve you. 5 I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,    and in his word I put my hope. We know that forgiveness comes with Jesus Christ. He bought it with His blood on the cross of…

Psalm 129, youth, enemy, victory

Psalm 129:1-4 “Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth,”Let Israel now say—2 “Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth;Yet they have not prevailed against me.3 The plowers plowed on my back;They made their furrows long.”4 The Lord is righteous;He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked. Here we can see that the enemy has been after…

Psalm 128, The Fear of the Lord, blessing, family

Psalm 128:1-4 Blessed are all who fear the Lord,    who walk in obedience to him.2 You will eat the fruit of your labor;    blessings and prosperity will be yours.3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine    within your house;your children will be like olive shoots    around your table.4 Yes, this will be the blessing    for the man who fears the Lord. When I look at this…

Psalm 127, build, frustration, family

I enjoy building teams and building worship events. I love to put words together and make something come of it but without the Lord these things are just people rushing about, a bunch of songs strung together, and words on a page. Psalm 127:1 Unless the Lord builds the house,    the builders labor in vain.Unless the Lord watches over the city,    the guards…