PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 124:1. This is a thanksgiving hymn for the community, for a time when God’s people have been under threat but have been delivered. The deliverance allows them to continue journeying to Jerusalem (see note on 122:6–9; and note on Psalm 120 on the Songs of Ascents). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ v... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 124:6 WE HAVE ESCAPED LIKE A BIRD FROM THE SNARE OF THE FOWLERS. That is, unexpectedly. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 124:8 The psalm closes with its basic point, that OUR HELP IS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD (that is, his personal presence; see Deuteronomy 12:11). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]