Psalm 122 The Message (MSG)A Pilgrim Song of David122 1-2 When they said, “Let’s go to the house of God,” my heart leaped for joy.And now we’re here, O Jerusalem, inside Jerusalem’s walls!3-5 Jerusalem, well-built city, built as a place for worship!The city to which the tribes ascend, all God’s tribes go up to worship,To give thanks to the name of God— this is what it means to … [Read more…]
Peterson starts out every chapter after the first one with the Psalm of Ascent that serves as the theme or framework for the chapter. Thus, chapter two begins with Psalm 120, which I’ll reproduce here, using Peterson’s own Message paraphrase: A Pilgrim Song120 1-2 I’m in trouble. I cry to God, desperate for an answer:“Deliver me from the liars, God! They … [Read more…]
I’m reading the devotional classic A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society by Eugene H. Peterson, and I thought it would be useful for me to blog my way through it as a way to return to regular blogging. I remember the books I write about. It’s as simple as … [Read more…]
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