"Songs
of Ascent" = ("Degrees") steps, stages, gradations, or ascending
up a mountain, climbing"
The
spiritual life is one of progress.
Another
step in the progress of the spiritual life is to understand where our help
comes from.
Psalm 121
I look up to the mountains; does
my strength come from mountains?
No, my strength comes from God,
who made heaven, and earth, and mountains.
3-4 He won't let you stumble,
your Guardian God won't fall asleep.
Not on your life! Israel's
Guardian will never doze or sleep.
5-6 God's your Guardian,
right at your side to protect you—
Shielding you from sunstroke,
sheltering you from moonstroke.
7-8 God guards you from every evil,
he guards your very life.
He guards you when you leave and when you return,
he guards you now, he guards you always. (The Message)
No, my strength comes from God,
who made heaven, and earth, and mountains.
3-4 He won't let you stumble,
your Guardian God won't fall asleep.
Not on your life! Israel's
Guardian will never doze or sleep.
5-6 God's your Guardian,
right at your side to protect you—
Shielding you from sunstroke,
sheltering you from moonstroke.
7-8 God guards you from every evil,
he guards your very life.
He guards you when you leave and when you return,
he guards you now, he guards you always. (The Message)
Psalm 121
I will lift up
my eyes to the hills—
From whence comes my help?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
From whence comes my help?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
3 He
will not allow your foot to be moved;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
4 Behold, He who keeps Israel
Shall neither slumber nor sleep.
He who keeps you will not slumber.
4 Behold, He who keeps Israel
Shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is your keeper;
The Lord is your shade at your right hand.
6 The sun shall not strike you by day,
Nor the moon by night.
The Lord is your shade at your right hand.
6 The sun shall not strike you by day,
Nor the moon by night.
7 The
Lord
shall preserve you from all evil;
He shall preserve your soul.
8 The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in
From this time forth, and even forevermore. (New King James Version)
He shall preserve your soul.
8 The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in
From this time forth, and even forevermore. (New King James Version)
Listen to this great song based on Psalm 121
My Help Comes From The Lord by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Theme: Keep (watch,
guard)
Key
thought:
My help comes from the Lord
Key
verse:
“The Lord will keep you from all harm” (:7)
How
is God revealed?
God is our Guardian God. He helps us,
watches over us, shades, keeps us, watches over us, protects us.
Look
what the Lord will NOT do:
:3
He will not allow your foot to be moved;
:4 He will not slumber
:4 He will not sleep
Look what the
Lord IS and what He WILL do:
:5
Is your keeper
Is your shade at your right hand (protecting from sun and moon)
:7 Will preserve you from all evil
Will preserve your soul
:8 Will preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore
Is your shade at your right hand (protecting from sun and moon)
:7 Will preserve you from all evil
Will preserve your soul
:8 Will preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore
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