First of all, a big apology that we missed most of the devotions last week. We had a miscommunication, and the devotions didn’t get published (I was away for the week, which didn’t help). Back to normal service today!

For the rest of the month, we will work through the last section of the book of Psalms with our “do-it-yourself” devotions. Each day, after the reading, I’ll ask you to reflect on two questions:

1. What things in this Psalm can I relate to?

2. Is there anything in the Psalm that makes me think of Jesus? It could be something about his ministry, his suffering and death, his resurrection, his kingdom, or what God has done for us through Jesus.

But don’t worry if you can’t always think of something – just read, reflect and pray.

Psalm 124

‏A song of ascents; by David.

1 “If the LORD had not been on our side”—
let Israel say this.—
2 if the LORD had not been on our side,
when men attacked us,
3 they would have swallowed us alive,
when their anger raged against us.
4 The water would have overpowered us;
the current would have overwhelmed us.
5 The raging water
would have overwhelmed us.
6 The LORD deserves praise,
for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth.
7 We escaped with our lives, like a bird from a hunter’s snare.
The snare broke, and we escaped.
8 Our deliverer is the LORD,
the Creator of heaven and earth.

Psalm 125

A song of ascents.

1 Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion,
which cannot be moved and will endure forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so the LORD surrounds his people,
now and forevermore.
3 Indeed, the scepter of a wicked king will not settle
upon the allotted land of the godly.
Otherwise the godly
might do what is wrong.
4 Do good, O LORD, to those who are good,
to the morally upright.
5 As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path,
may the LORD remove them, along with those who behave wickedly.
May Israel experience peace.

REFLECTIONS

Now think about the two questions:

1. What things in these Psalms can I relate to?

2. Is there anything in these Psalms that makes me think of Jesus?

Then pray, seeking to delight in God or to depend on God.