Twice His servants are called to bless the Lord; then comes Heaven’s echo: “The Lord…bless you!” Now we have another three-verse song in Psalm 134. You can see how often the psalmist mentions “the Lord” (Yhwh, Jehovah). He has formed a pyramid of praise, like this: “Behold,Bless the LORD,All you servants of the LORD,Who by night stand in […]
CHRIST our PRAYER WARRIOR: “This is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah…” (Deut 33:7). Henry Law writes: “In Judah’s story we read prayer’s mightiest exploits. Mark David. We have a volume of his prayers. And with expiring breath he witnesses, ‘In my distress I called on the Lord, […]
“Thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing” (2 Cor 2:14-15). The Anglo-Zanzibar War occurred on August 27, […]
At a luncheon in his honor, Billy Graham told this story: “Albert Einstein was travelling from Princeton by train when the conductor came down the aisle. Einstein reached into his vest pocket. He couldn’t find his ticket, so tried his trousers. It wasn’t there. He looked in his briefcase, but still couldn’t find it. The […]
Oh the fragrance and fruit of unity! “There the Lord commanded the blessing—life forevermore” (Ps 133:3). Forgive me for my enthusiasm, but Psalm 133 has to be one of the greatest revelations from God’s heart in the Bible. It says so much with such an economy of words. It’s no surprise that David—Shepherd, Sovereign, and Sweet Singer […]
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JESUS the JUST ONE: “The God of our fathers has chosen you that you should know His will, and see the Just One, and hear the voice of His mouth. For you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard” (Acts 22:14-15). These were the words of Ananias to […]
“My eyes are awake through the night watches, that I may meditate on Your word. Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; O Lord, revive me according to Your justice” (Ps 119:148-149). It’s good that our God is available 24/7 because sometimes we need to work the night shift. When we remember, as Jonathan Edwards […]
“You rejoice with joy inexpressible” (1 Pet 1:8). “There is no need to be worried by facetious people who try to make the Christian hope of ‘Heaven’ ridiculous by saying they do not want ‘to spend eternity playing harps.’ The answer to such people is that if they cannot understand books written for grown-ups, they […]
Would you like some ideas for further study in this delightful Psalm 132? This is rich territory! Perhaps you’ll be surprised at the many parallels linking the two sections of Psalm 132 (vv 1-10 and 11-18). Compare the following couplets. “David…swore to the Lord” (vv 1-2) with “The Lord has sworn…to David” (v 11). “Arise, O Lord, to Your resting […]