Psalm 121 is the second -Song of Ascent- sung by God's people as they ascended to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem for one of the great festivals, and it still impacts us today with its powerful words on God's help and protection.
It's never fun to be bullied, is it- Psalm 115 seems to be a response to heathen nations who taunted God's people in the Old Testament. In it, the psalmist makes it clear where the right-and wrong-places are to put our trust.
Psalm 97 focuses on the return of Jesus and the establishment of his kingdom. In it the psalmist is anticipating the return and future reign of Jesus our king.
Christians have a lot of joy, but we also have many difficulties. As we begin a new series based on the psalms, -Sacred Songs,- we discover in Psalm 4 how to move from distress to confidence.
In Psalm 63, King David cried out to God from a place of sensing isolation from God. This psalm can be very meaningful to us as we go through ups and downs, experiencing seasons of great joy as well as dry seasons.
This psalm is a song of thanksgiving, a harvest blessing, written by King David. It celebrates God's goodness to his people. Possibly sung when the first grain of the year's barley harvest was brought to the Lord as an offering.