# 38 2021 Dev. Psalm 121:1,2. We Are On a Pilgrimage! Read all of Psalm 121 first. The purpose of these devotionals is to draw closer to God and grow spiritually by applying His Word to our daily living. All passages are taken from the NIV.
Psalm 121:1,2 “I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.”
Intro. Ps. 120-137 is a series of Psalms that include 15 “songs of ascent.” Songs of ascent were sung at the temple by the Priests walking up the 15 steps entering the sanctuary, also sung by pilgrims going up to Jerusalem for the three feasts required, Pentecost, Passover and Tabernacles, as well as during the return from Babylon.
Psalm 121 is a four stanza praise song introduced by two verses, 1 and 2, that capture for us the universal question of all time and the eternal answer to all our earthly and heavenly needs. Each stanza has an introductory statement
Vs.1,2 Comes from a pilgrim, a traverller, looking up to the mountains in the distance that he may have to cross. Also, and perhaps more so, this comes from people traveling through life, facing mountain after mountain, opposition after opposition in our culture. People today ask; “where does my help come from?” Who or what, will or can help me through this life? It is a question that faces every human being and there are as many answers as cultures in the world
The Psalmist gives us the right answer and the only true answer; “My help comes from the Lord.” That should be enough for us but the Psalmist does not leave it there, he adds “the Maker of heaven and earth.” He has created us, provided a temporary home for us here, cares for us, and calls us to our eternal home at the appointed time but only if we have faith and believe in the Lord Jesus.
Vs. 3,4 “He will not let your foot slip_” God is in control 24/7 always He watches over those He Loves, Sometimes, like the time we are in, we wonder, we question, God where are you? In our human limitations we do not always understand but God is here with us!
Vs. 5,6 “The Lord watches over you-” the Lord is at our right hand shading us from every trouble, not that we will not have illness or opposition but that we will be victorious in His Name. There is protection day and night!
Vs. 7,8 “The Lord will keep you from all harm-” the Lord protects our lives, we will not have a minute more or a minute less in this life than what God has ordained for us, and that goes for everyone. But for the followers of Jesus, “the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” Praise Him!
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