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…]
Chapter three, entitled “Providence,” comments and expands on second of the Psalms of Ascent, Psalm 121: Psalm 121 The Message (MSG)A Pilgrim Song121 1-2 I look up to the mountains; does my strength come from mountains?No, my strength comes from God, who made heaven, and earth, and mountains.3-4 He won’t let you stumble, your Guardian God won’t fall asleep.Not on your life! Israel’s Guardian … [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…]
Sometimes I can’t sleep. That has not been normal for me, but lately I fear that it is becoming normal. This morning at about 4 a.m. I decided that maybe if I read a little bit I would tire and go back to sleep. (Never mind that I was reading on the Kindle app on … [Read more…]
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