Sermons on Psalms (Page 5)

Psalm 127 Amen. Turn in your copy of the scriptures to Psalm 127. Tonight, we are in the middle of the group of three of the Psalms of ascent, 126, 127, and 128. all three go together. Remember the pattern of three in the Psalms of Ascent are trouble, trust, and then something about Jerusalem or Zion. In these three Psalms that we’re looking at, there’s Zion theme throughout all three. So it’s a little bit different than some of…

Psalm 126 Let’s hear God’s word together. This is Psalm 126. This is a song of ascents. And it says, when the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter and our tongue with shouts of joy. Then they said among the nations, the Lord has done great things for them. The Lord has done great things for us. We are glad. Restore our fortunes, O Lord, like streams…

Psalm 125 Psalm 125 is part of our series on the Psalms of Ascent. Remember that Psalms 120 to 134 are what are called in the Psalter the Psalms of Ascent. Jerusalem was at an elevation of a little over 2,000 feet, and so when the pilgrims the Israelites went up to Jerusalem, they ascended. And as they went, they would remember and sing these Pilgrim Psalms. The collection of the whole 120 to 134 fit together as a unit.…

Psalm 124 Back in 2003, maybe a little more than a year into the war that we engaged in with the nation of Iraq, some of you will remember that our president at that time flew on a little jet airplane from the West Coast out onto an aircraft carrier. He landed on that aircraft carrier and greeted soldiers and mixed for a little while that he put on a regular presidential business suit a little bit later and gave…

Psalm 123 Welcome again to our study of the Psalms of Ascent. This study will cover Psalm 123. Remember, our study of the Psalms of Ascent covers Psalms 120 all the way to Psalm 134. In this study, what we’ll find in Psalm 123 is the beginning of another pattern of trouble, that’s Psalm 123, then trust, Psalm 124, and then Jerusalem in Psalm 125. Remember these Psalms of Ascent are pilgrim psalms. These are the psalms that would have…

Psalm 122 Welcome to our next edition of the Psalms of Ascent. Let me invite you to turn to Psalm 122. Just by way of reminder, the Psalms of Ascent are Psalms 120 to 134. We’ve done an introduction. We looked at Psalm 120 and the trouble of the psalmist. He lived in Meshach and Kedar. He lived among wicked people. He had bad neighbors. We looked at Psalm 121. Where does the help of the psalmist come from when…

Psalm 121 If you have your Bible, you may turn to Psalm 121. This is our second psalm in the series of the Psalms of Ascent. Psalm 120 was our last study. So hear God’s word reading from Psalm 121. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved. He who keeps you will not…

Psalm 120 If you have your Bibles, I invite you to turn with me to Psalm 120. In our last study, we considered an overview of the Psalms of Ascent. And so I want to begin with this study, our study of the first Psalm of Ascent, Psalm 120. As you’re making your way to Psalm 120, let me remind you that each of the Psalms of Ascent has a progression, a progression from trouble to trust, And then to…

Psalm 120 Hello, today is Saturday, the 4th of April, 2020. Tomorrow will be the third Sunday since our church has been able to worship together. Tomorrow is Palm Sunday, which is normally one of our most exciting Sundays, along with the next week, which is Easter. We usually celebrate the Lord’s Supper the first Sunday of each month, and so we’ve already missed two Sundays, and our third Sunday will be a special Sunday that we’ll all certainly miss.…

Psalm 119 This is Psalm 119 verses one through eight. Blessed are those who are integrated in the way, who are walking in Yahweh’s teaching. Blessed are those who are preserving his testimonies with the whole heart are seeking him. Yes, indeed, they have determined not to act with deviance, but have determined to walk in his ways. You have yourself commanded your precepts for total keeping. Oh, would that my ways were established to keep your statutes. Then I…

Psalm 117 Let’s hear God’s word together. This is Psalm 117, and it’s just two brief verses. The title says, the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever. And beginning at verse one, we read, praise the Lord, all nations, extol him, all peoples, for great is his steadfast love toward us. and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord. Amen. This is God’s word. Well, what can you get out of two little verses? You can get a whole,…

Psalm 116 Let’s hear God’s word together. This is Psalm 116, beginning at verse one. And this psalmist says, I love the Lord because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. The snares of death encompassed me. The pangs of Sheol lay hold of me. I suffered distress and anguish. Then I called on the name of the Lord.…