Charles (Chuck) Kensinger

Have you looked at a mountain or tall hill and wondered how high God is to reside in Heaven? He is beyond anything we can see with our physical eyes. Psalm 121 tells us that He is the maker of the Heavens and the Earth and that He is our source of help. The Lord watches over us and is our shade. Consider what this means. Our comfort and safety are in Him. Have you ever wondered if you were coming or going? When you don’t know what you are doing, He does.

We have another short song in the 123^rd Psalm. Eyes are the focus here. Yes, I know that is a bad pun. Our eyes are to wait on the lord as a servant waits on his master or mistress. How can your eyes serve Him? By not viewing things that Jehovah tells us to avoid. Go back to the first five books to see what His instructions are for your eyes and other parts of our bodies. Even if we use our bodies as He asks, we still need God’s mercy.

Where would you be today if God were not on your side? David tells us in Psalm 124 that Israel would have been swallowed by their enemies if Jehovah had not fought for them. He praises Yahweh that He saved them. It is not something they did on their own. When did this happen? Every time they were attacked. Who gets the credit for their success? The Maker of Heaven and earth.

A mountain that cannot be moved is the analogy with faith in Yahweh as depicted in Chapter 125. The wicked will fall to keep righteous from falling into sin. The Psalmist ends by blessing Israel.

Does for respect for the Lord give you blessings as it did the writer in Psalm 128? Is your wife a vine that produces a lot of fruit? Do your children shoot up around your table? Teenage boys grow as they empty the dinner table. Part of this blessing is to see grandchildren. I have seen twelve so far. I am especially blessed.

Again, we believe Psalm 129 was written by King David because he talks of being oppressed as a youth. Those who hate the Jews and their homeland are described as grass on the roof. They will not grow strong or last long.

Psalm 130 is another of despair. We all cry out for others to listen to us. Only God can forgive. We must wait for Him in everything that we do. Redemption and love are from Him as well.

©Copyright 2020 by Charles Kensinger