Songs for Summer | August 10, 2025

 

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Psalm 120

1 A Song of Ascents. In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me.

2 Deliver me, O LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.

3 What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, you deceitful tongue?

4 A warrior's sharp arrows, with glowing coals of the broom tree!

5 Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

6 Too long have I had my dwelling among those who hate peace.

7 I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war!

Talk Sheet Questions

  1. This Psalm is the first of the Songs of Ascent. How does that help you read this?

  2. The writer “prays first” and the Lord answers. How would you describe this prayer? How does the Lord answer him?

  3. The writer seems hurt by lies and deceit. Make a list of reasons why “honesty is the best policy.”

  4. How does this Psalm depict life in exile (Meshech & Kedar)? How would this Psalm be different if it was written from Jerusalem?

  5. Peace is a value highlighted in this chapter. Can you relate a time when you needed peace and God gave it to you?

Prayer

Pray for truth and peace in all your relationships.

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Scott Reavely