Psalms of Ascent: Confidence in God

Psalms 125:1-5 Speaker: Aaron Seeger   Facts that boost confidence in God…  

1. God’s surrounding protection gives security. (1-3)

  1. God’s surrounding protection gives security. (1-3)       Mount Zion: came to signify the mount which the temple stood extending to the city of Jerusalem and ultimately to Jerusalem during a future Messianic age. (Psalm 2:6; Isaiah 1:26-27; 33:5; 60:14)      

      Evil may triumph for a time, but God has the final say.

2. God’s impartial judgment favors the upright. (4-5)

  2. God’s impartial judgment favors the upright. (4-5)    

  yâshâr: to be straight      

            Scripture uses God’s judgment as a call to faithfulness for his people.     3. Commit to living a life for God!