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Psalm 121
A Song of Ascents.
121 I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
4 Behold, he who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is your keeper;
the Lord is your shade on your right hand.
6 The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
8 The Lord will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time forth and forevermore.
Watch the Sermon
Summary: We are taking a break this week from our series in Revelation to look at Psalm 121, which is a song declaring God's faithfulness to "keep" his people. He is the Creator, and we are his creatures. We can trust him amidst all our circumstances, because he is sovereign over all things.
Review & Apply
Where do we see Christ in this Psalm? What does it teach us about him?
In your daily trials, where do you look for help (consciously and unconsciously)?
Can you say "my help comes from the Lord"? How do you know he is your help?
What do you tend to be anxious about most often? How does the fact that the Lord made heaven and earth speak into, relieve, or even challenge those anxieties?
What confidence does it give you that "he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep"?
Psalm 121 draws a distinction between God as Creator and us as creatures. How does this description of our creatureliness teach us to depend on God?
To what degree do you rest in God's utter transcendence and care?
God is the psalmist's "help" not just in this life, but "forevermore." To what degree does this promise of eternal care affect your hold on the temporary things of this life?
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