PA548 Psalms 124:1-127:5 mp3

In this message, we continue the Songs of the Degrees dedicated by Hezekiah to the time when the LORD added fifteen years to his life after his illness when he saw the shadow move ten degrees backwards on the sundial of Ahaz. Psalm 124 is by David, crediting Jehovah with sparing His people from certain doom, as He did many times in David’s lifetime. In Psalm 125, King Hezekiah probably writes to encourage his people in light of the terrible Assyrian invasion to trust in Yahweh. Psalm 126 celebrates the incredible turn of the situation when Yehovah delivered Zion from the Assyrians and returned their captives to them, yet it looks forward to another difficulty as the crops of the land have been destroyed. Finally, Psalm 127 is either by or to Solomon, and recognizes that the LORD must build the house if he is to succeed at building His temple, a reality Hezekiah had to recognize in seeking the same temple’s restoration.