#Psalm of Ascents

[pastordude87]

Journey to Joy ... (#4 of 15)

[craigtowens]

The Testimony Of Our Unified Worship

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible.  https://craigtowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/the-testimony-of-our-unified-worship.mp3 When Christians put aside some of their minor differences and are unified in their worship, it becomes a testimony to a watching world. This whole series of looking at the Songs…

[biblebloodhound]

The Blessing of Unity (Psalm 133)

To meet with God is to experience an abundant life and joyous unity. It is to be blessed, having a settled peace in being with God and God’s people.

How very good and pleasant it is    when kindred live together in unity!It is like the precious oil on the head,    running down upon the beard,on the beard of Aaron,    running down over the collar of his robes.It is like the dew of Hermon,    which falls on the mountains of Zion.For there the Lord ordained his blessing,    life forevermore. (New Revised Standard Version) In the ancient world,…

[geekns]

I will raise my eyes up to the mountains; from where will my help come?

My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

He will not allow your foot to slip; He who watches over you will not slumber.

Behold, He who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord is your protector; the Lord is your shade on your right hand.

The sun will not beat down on you by day, nor the moon by night.

The Lord will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul.

The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in from this time and forever.

Psalm 121 (NASB)

[bojackson54]

Good Worship Might Even Be Better Than a Trip to Walley World

Thankful Praise How often do you experience the thrill of true worship? In the Psalms there were references to anticipation, joy, and gratitude: “Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endures to all generations.” (Psalms 100:4-5 KJV) The 100th Psalm was…

[dwuerch-blog]

Austin's Beautiful Hill Country

There are many Austin slogans and one of which is “Keep Austin Weird”. It amuses me, but also disappoints me that there are so many confused souls that hang out in certain places around town that are very weird! Better Austin slogans include “Austin is the new Silicon Valley”; “Willie Nelson Wants You visit Austin” (that one is on a billboard); “Heaven for Music Lovers”. My favorite is: “Keeping…

[awideplace]

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the LORD guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.

Psalm 127:1

[girlactionfigure]

Psalm 121

1. A song of ascents. 2. I lift my eyes to the mountains - from where will my help come? 3. My help will come from the L-rd, Maker of heaven and earth. 4. He will not let your foot falter; your guardian does not slumber. 5. Indeed, the Guardian of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps. 6. The L-rd is your guardian; the L-rd is your protective shade at your right hand. 7. The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. 8. The L-rd will guard you from all evil; He will guard your soul. 9. The L-rd will guard your going and your coming from now and for all time.

Rabbi Yisroel Bernath

[mental-health-and-jesus]

8-16-2024 | Bible App Their Verse of the Day | John 20:29

‘Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”’ John 20:29

The LORD Surrounds His People

A song of ascents.

‘Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds His people, both now and forevermore. For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice. Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart. But those who turn to crooked ways the Lord will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.’ Psalms‬ ‭125‬:‭

#Bible - Verse of the Day | Psalm 27:14

‘Wait patiently for the LORD, be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!’ Psalm 27:14

[namedvesta]

I lift up my eyes to the hills — from where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip. He who watches over you will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your guardian — the Lord is the shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all harm — He will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

— Psalm 121:1-8, from The Song of Ascents, Of David.

[matan4il]

✨✨✨here to sprinkle JEWISH JOY into your inbox ✨✨✨

Thank you so much, lovely! :D I hope it's okay if I try to sprinkle you with a bit of Jewish joy right back... An Israeli tradition that I love is taking the texts of Hebrew poets (even ones from centuries ago) or of Jewish rabbis, or from the Hebrew scriptures, and turning them into songs. So here's one that felt very fitting. This is a song by an Israeli band called Ha'Madregot (which is Hebrew for 'the stairs'), turning Tehilim קכ"ו (Psalm 126) into a song. I'll add a translation of the words into English after the vid, but the main theme? Joy. <333

[translator's notes in brackets]

A song of the ascents [the stairs of the Hebrew Temple in Jerusalem, where the People of Israel would gather 3 times a year, during the Jewish holidays of Sukkot, Pesach and Shavuot, and would be blessed by the Temple's priests]: When God will bring back The return of Zion [the return of Jews to Israel from their exile in Babylon, starting from the year 538 BC] We would be as dreamers. Then our mouth will be filled with laughter And our tongue with song / joy [the word רינה 'rina' carries both of these meanings, and I personally believe the biblical text chooses this specific word for 'joy' because it wants us to think of both]. Then the nations [the non-Jews] will say: Greatly has God done for these. Great has God done for us, We would be happy. Bring back, God, our captivity Like stream channels in the Negev [desert, in southern Israel. During the summer they dry out, but in the winter, they become filled with powerful streams again] Those who sow in tears, Will reap in song / joy. The carrier of valuable seeds will walk away crying, He will come [back] with song / joy, carrying his [harvested] sheaves. [This Psalm is yet another example of how Judaism itself is inherently Zionist and always has been. Bonus fun fact: It was one of the possibilities for the anthem of the State of Israel]

I hope I managed my goal, at least a bit. ;) xoxox

(for all of my updates and ask replies regarding Israel, click here)

[pastordude87]

Journey to Joy ... (#2 of 15)

These 15 posts (in November 2024) are a reposting from the series in May 2020. They are looking at the Psalms of Ascents. Living in His Shade, and That’s Cool Life’s not an easy journey. There are dangers and snares all around. For my wife, the dangers are spiders (everyone is a black widow mixed with brown recluse DNA), snakes (all poisonous no matter what), and killer hornets everywhere. As…

[craigtowens]

Blessing The Blesser

God-fearing servants follow the example of Jesus and use their leadership position to bless and serve as many people as they can. In blessing others, we are blessing the God who has already blessed us and who longs to bless us for all of eternity!

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible.  https://craigtowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/blessing-the-blesser.mp3 We’ve made it to the top step after a long climb. We’ve arrived! But arrived for what? Not for taking it easy, but for serving.   Jesus was at the top, and consider what He did with that…

[biblebloodhound]

Work and Family (Psalm 127)

There is a fine line between hard work that provides and enriches, and lonely work that is frenetic and fueled by anxiety about the future.

The Carpenter’s Son, Holy Cross Chapel, Houston, Texas Unless the Lord builds the house,    those who build it labor in vain.Unless the Lord guards the city,    the guard keeps watch in vain.It is in vain that you rise up early    and go late to rest,eating the bread of anxious toil,    for he gives sleep to his beloved. Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord,    the fruit of the womb a…

[antisemitism-eu]

Judaism is NOT Zionism: Psalms

I reviewed the Book of Psalms, in order to show that there's no connection between Judaism and Zionism.

Only 52 out of 150 psalms talk about the Land of Israel.

Zion, Jerusalem, G-d's City, G-d's land, Israel's land, G-d bringing Israel to their land etc.

That's just a mere 35%.

Add another 14 psalms that talk about the House of G-d (which we know was not on the Temple Mount), and another 2 that talk about the Return of Israel (to Poland?) - and we still have just 45%.

That's less than 50%!!!

And still there are some (!) Jews who think the Land of Israel is an integral part of Judaism.

I even found a Psalm about anti-Zionists!

See? Anti-Zionism is not new!!

Palm 129:

A song of ascents.

Since my youth they have often assailed me, let Israel now declare,

since my youth they have often assailed me, but they have never overcome me.

Plowmen plowed across my back; they made long furrows.

The LORD, the righteous one, has snapped the cords of the wicked.

Let all who hate Zion fall back in disgrace.

Let them be like grass on roofs that fades before it can be pulled up,

that affords no handful for the reaper, no armful for the gatherer of sheaves,

no exchange with passersby: “The blessing of the LORD be upon you.” “We bless you by the name of the LORD.”

* This study is not academic... so I might have missed a psalm or two

[kweza]

A Song of Ascents.

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.

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.

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.

The Lord shall preserve you from all evil;

He shall preserve your soul.

The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in

From this time forth, and even forevermore.

Psalm 121