Songs for Summer | August 17, 2025

 

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Psalm 121

1 A Song of Ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?

2 My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

3 He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.

4 Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade on your right hand.

6 The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.

7 The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.

8 The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.

Talk Sheet Questions

  1. What word is repeated the most in this Psalm? Does that help you figure out a theme for the Psalm? In your own words, what is the theme? Why would this theme be important in a Song of Ascent?

  2. He mentions the sun and the moon that may hurt you. What keeps you awake with worry? Explain.

  3. Is this written for a specific journey to Jerusalem, or is there anything that makes you think God will take care of you, too?

  4. What are some practical things you can do to have this Psalm close at hand when you need it?

  5. How might you live differently if you were convinced the Lord keeps you?

Prayer

Pray that we will look to the Lord, not to other things for security.

 
 
Scott Reavely