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, Meditation Good morning, Reader, Today's Psalm is the last of the Songs of Ascent we'll copy this week. Psalm 133, which may have been written when the tribes of Israel united to establish or restore David to his throne (2 Samuel 5 or 19), opens with a declaration of how wonderful and pleasant brotherly unity is before illustrating this harmony through two vivid comparisons, first to the consecrated oil poured on Aaron's head and then to the dew descending on Mount Zion. ...and concluding...
, Meditation Good morning, Reader, Psalm 130, traditionally numbered among the seven penitential psalms, marks a journey from the depths of personal guilt and overwhelming distress to an unshakeable assurance of divine mercy. It gained immense historical weight during the Reformation, serving as a vital spiritual weapon for Martin Luther. In April 1530, Luther found himself confined to the formidable Coburg Fortress in northern Bavaria. Housed in isolation behind triple-walled defenses,...
, Meditation Good morning, Reader, Psalm 127 is one of only two Psalms to be explicitly attributed to Solomon. (The other is Psalm 72). Drawing on his own experience as the king who built the Temple and fortified Jerusalem, Solomon emphasizes that no amount of civic planning, military defense, and daily toil will succeed apart from God's provision. All human effort, whether it be in our labor or in our parenting and our family, is futile without God's blessing. And one way to seek that...