: This morning we are continuing a series called, “Ascend.” This series is an expositional study of Psalms 120-134. Today, we are studying Psalm 127—perhaps the best known Psalm of this entire collection. I have to be honest with you—it’s my favorite.

Our Psalm today is Psalm 126. Now, don’t let this thought wash over you—They are singing. This is a song. All is not well, but they are singing.

Most believe that these are songs that worshippers sung as they made their way to Jerusalem, and we learn a great deal about what was on their hearts as they approached worship and thus understand what should be upon our hearts as we prepare to...

This Psalm is a corporate or national hymn of thanksgiving. This Psalm seems to go with Psalm 123 in that Psalm 123 is the request or plea for help and Psalm 124 is the thanksgiving that help has come.

You have heard it. You probably have said it. “I have had enough!” As Chuck Swindoll sub-titled his 2004 book Getting through the Rough Stuff, “It’s always something!” A couple of Sundays ago, I mentioned Elijah in passing. When Jezebel sought to kill...

How many of you are really glad to be here this morning? How many of you would say with the Psalmist, “I was glad when they said unto me, ‘Let’s go to the house of the Lord.’” I know our circumstances are much different from the Psalmist’s, but it is...

Psalm 121 is a more familiar Psalm than some of the rest in this unit. Sometimes it has been called the Traveler’s Psalm. Families have read it together before embarking on a family trip or sending a member of their family away on a trip. The phrase...

We are considering Psalm 120-134. As you turn to Psalm 120, you will notice the heading, “A Song of Ascents.” Each of the Psalms from 120-134 bears this introductory heading. The songs of ascents are a compilation of Psalms in the larger book of Psalms.

We live in a changing world. And, we live in a rapidly changing world. It’s scary! As I think about these high school graduates this morning, I think about how much the world has changed in their lifetimes.

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