Today I'm looking at Psalm 121
This is one of the Psalms of Ascent
This Psalm falls into three parts:
V. 1-2
Question
Answer
V. 3-4
God's deeds towards us
God's character for our benefit
V. 5-8
Reassurance & examples of all that God is doing for us
Question & Answer.
I believe that the Psalmist is looking up in awe and wonder because He knows the greatness of God.
The question is not a pleading or desperate one it is one that he already knows the answer to and finds comfort from it. There is the feeling of the Psalmist resting content in his knowledge that God is in control of everything.
God's Deeds & Character.
Even though God is the great creator of all things He cares about us so much that He is always looking after us. Continually aware of what help we need and not slacking on the job but ever awake and alert.
The Psalmist uses repetition here to stress just how important it is for us to know that God is always awake. He doesn't nod off, doesn't take a siesta, doesn't take a cat nap. He doesn't even let his eyes droop on us.
I have previously written about how encouraging that is for us in Forty Winks
Reassurance & Examples.
Again just to make sure we have taken in the awe and wonder that the Psalmist has of our great God; he gives us examples of what God does and we are left with complete reassurance that YES everything we need will come from God.
Oh how important it is that we see the greatness of God
and
the One who is in control
but also that
He cares so much for us
that
He is constantly looking after us.
and
the One who is in control
but also that
He cares so much for us
that
He is constantly looking after us.
