Day 179 – A Year in the Bible – Psalm 121-125
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PSALM 121 – THE LORD SHALL PRESERVE THEE
Preserveth from All Evil
The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: He shall preserve thy soul. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in From this time forth, and even for evermore. – Psalm 121:7-8
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PSALM 122 – PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM
Peace Be Within Thy Walls
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, And prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good. – Psalm 122:6-9
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PSALM 123 – UNO THEE LIFT I UP MINE EYES
So Our Eyes Wait Upon the Lord Our God
Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us. – Psalm 123:1-2
We are Exceedingly Filled with Contempt
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: For we are exceedingly filled with contempt. Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, And with the contempt of the proud. – Psalm 123:3-4
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PSALM 124 – OUR SOUL IS ESCAPED AS A BIRD OUT OF THE SNARE
Our Help is in the Name of the Lord
Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. – Psalm 124:6-8
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PSALM 125 – THEY THAT TRUST IN THE LORD SHALL BE AS MOUNT ZION
The Lord is Round About His People
They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. – Psalm 125:1-2
