Psalms 132:15-18

“I will abundantly bless her provision; I will satisfy her poor with bread. I will also clothe her priests with salvation, And her saints shall shout aloud for joy. There I will make the horn of David grow; I will prepare a lamp for My Anointed. His enemies I will clothe with shame, But upon Himself His crown shall flourish.””

Psalms 132:15-18 NKJV

The Psalmist is writing about Zion, but this is a physical place from hence Christ came and will return to again. When they refer to priests being clothed with salvation, I believe that refers to all of us who are saved by the Blood of Christ.

Psalms 131:1

“Lord, my heart is not haughty, Nor my eyes lofty. Neither do I concern myself with great matters, Nor with things too profound for me.”

Psalms 131:1 NKJV

In this Palm of David, I believe he is saying that all he OSS concerned with is the matters of the Lord. He puts his trust in Him for all things and therefore doesn’t have to g worry about anything else. 

Psalms 130:3-4

“If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared.”

Psalms 130:3-4 NKJV

The Lord forgives our sins! If He didn’t, we would be in a bad way! But because of this, we should give Him honor and free! He loves us, which is why He does it, but who are we, His creation, to take this for granted??

Psalms 129:8

“Neither let those who pass by them say, “The blessing of the Lord be upon you; We bless you in the name of the Lord!””

Psalms 129:8 NKJV

This is a curse of sorts – against those who hate Israel.  What stands out to me is either you are blessed by the Lord, or His blessing is withheld – which is the equivalent to a curse. 

Psalms 128:1-4

“Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways. When you eat the labor of your hands, You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you. Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine In the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants All around your table. Behold, thus shall the man be blessed Who fears the Lord.”

Psalms 128:1-4 NKJV

These verses come to me at a crossroads, and I cannot help but think the Lord is speaking directly to my current circumstance here! I have 2 of the 3 things listed above at this moment, and I believe that very soon I will have all 3. Glory be to God and God alone! He is my rock, my comforter, my shield! In Him I place all trust! He is to be awed and feared for He alone is God!

Psalms 127:1

“Unless the Lord builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the Lord guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain.”

Psalms 127:1 NKJV

The Lord is my foundation. This is like what Jesus said, build your house on a rock, not on shifting stand, otherwise when troubles come your house will collapse. 

In the same way, if the Lord is our trust, nothing can get in our way, if our trust is in ourselves… that’s a different story. 

Psalms 126:5-6

“Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, Bearing seed for sowing, Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, Bringing his sheaves with him.”

Psalms 126:5-6 NKJV

I believe this to be more true now more than ever. Praise the Lord who will sow my tears and anxieties and I will reap a harvest of joy!

Psalms 125:1

“Those who trust in the Lord Are like Mount Zion, Which cannot be moved, but abides forever.”

Psalms 125:1 NKJV

How true this is even today! If your trust is in the Lord, you cannot be moved! You cannot be shaken because God is your refuge!

Psalms 124:8

“Our help is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.”

Psalms 124:8 NKJV

I needed to be reminded of this just now. My help is in the Name of the Lord. Of course the Lord is my help but that is how great my God is – He saves simply through the power of His Name! The whole earth trembles just at His Name!!

Psalms 123:3-4

“Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us! For we are exceedingly filled with contempt. Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scorn of those who are at ease, With the contempt of the proud.”

Psalms 123:3-4 NKJV

The Psalmist is asking for mercy because the people are filled with contempt for those who have it easy and are proud. It sounds like they are asking for forgiveness for being covetous? Perhaps more so because they are coveting (a sin) those who are proud (another sin) and desire the lifestyle that comes from this.