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Psa 121:1-8 -- Psalm 121

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Salvation
[nave] SALVATION (Scriptures relating directly and remotely to a topic of the nature of this one, are difficult to separate accurately into sub-topics without giving space beyond reasonable limits. The plan of salvation, begun and ...
Hallel
[ebd] praise, the name given to the group of Psalms 113-118, which are preeminently psalms of praise. It is called "The Egyptian Hallel," because it was chanted in the temple whilst the Passover lambs were being slain. It was chan...
God
[nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
Righteous
[nave] RIGHTEOUS. Index of Sub-Topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Contrasted with the Wicked; Described; Promises to, Expressed or Implied. Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics Compared with: The sun, Judg. 5:31; Matt. 13:43; sta...
Prayer
[nave] PRAYER. Index of Sub-topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Answer to, Promised; Answered, Instances of Answered; Confession in; Importunity in, Instances of Importunity in; Intercessor...
PSALMS, BOOK OF
[isbe] PSALMS, BOOK OF - samz, (tehillim, "praises," cepher tehillim, "book of praises"; Psalmoi, Psalterion): I. INTRODUCTORY TOPICS 1. Title 2. Place in the Canon 3. Number of Psalms 4. Titles in the Hebrew Text II. AUTHORSHIP AN...
POETRY, HEBREW
[isbe] POETRY, HEBREW - po'-et-ri: I. IS THERE POETRY IN THE OLD TESTAMENT? Poetry Defined: 1. In Matter, Concrete and Imaginative 2. In Form, Emotional and Rhythmical II. NEGLECT OF HEBREW POETRY: CAUSES III. CHARACTERISTICS OF HE...
Poetry
[ebd] has been well defined as "the measured language of emotion." Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man's relation to God. "Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon, redemption, repentance are the a...
Psalms
[ebd] The psalms are the production of various authors. "Only a portion of the Book of Psalms claims David as its author. Other inspired poets in successive generations added now one now another contribution to the sacred collecti...
ASTRONOMY, I
[isbe] ASTRONOMY, I - as-tron'-omi: I. THE HEAVENLY BODIES 1. The Ordinances of Heaven 2. The Sun (1) The Names for the Sun (2) The "City of the Sun" (3) The Greater Light-Giver (4) The Purpose of the Sun (5) The Sun as a Type 3. T...
Praise
[nave] PRAISE Song of Moses, after the passage of the Red Sea, Ex. 15:1-19. Of Miriam, Ex. 15:21. Of Deborah, after defeating the Canaanites, Judg. 5. Of Haah, 1 Sam. 2:1-10. Of David, celebrating his deliverance from the hand ...
Wicked
[nave] WICKED Compared with: Abominable branches, Isa. 14:19; ashes under the feet, Mal. 4:3; bad fishes, Matt. 13:48; beasts, Psa. 49:12; 2 Pet. 2:12; the blind, Zeph. 1:17; Matt. 15:14; bronze and iron, Jer. 6:28; Ezek. 22:18; br...
Moon
[ebd] heb. yareah, from its paleness (Ezra 6:15), and lebanah, the "white" (Cant. 6:10; Isa. 24:23), was appointed by the Creator to be with the sun "for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years" (Gen. 1:14-16). A lunation ...
[nave] MOON Created by God, Gen. 1:16; Psa. 8:3; 136:7-9. Its light, Job 31:26; Eccl. 12:2; Song 6:10; Jer. 31:35; 1 Cor. 15:41. Its influences, Deut. 33:14; Psa. 121:6. Seasons of (months), Psa. 104:19. Joseph's dream concerni...
SUN, SMITING BY
[isbe] SUN, SMITING BY - smit'-ing: Exposure of the uncovered head to the heat of the sun is likely to produce either of two conditions; the commoner is heat exhaustion with faintness, the rarer is heatstroke with fever and paralys...
HAND
[isbe] HAND - (yadh, "hand"; kaph, "the hollow hand," "palm"; yamin, "the right hand"; semo'l, "the left hand"; cheir, "hand"; dexia, "the right hand"; aristera, "the left hand" (only Lk 23:33; 2 Cor 6:7), or euphemistically (for e...
Eye
[nave] EYE. Anthropomorphic Uses of Psa. 33:18, 19; Psa. 34:15 Amos 9:8; 1 Pet. 3:12. Psa. 121:3-5; Isa. 1:15; Isa. 3:8; Hab. 1:13; Matt. 6:22; Luke 11:34 For additional anthropomorphic uses of, See: Anthropomorphisms. Figurativ...
Immortality
[nave] IMMORTALITY. Gen. 5:24; 2 Sam. 12:23; 2 Kin. 2:11; Neh. 9:5; Job 4:17-21; Job 14:13; Psa. 16:10, 11; Psa. 21:4; Psa. 22:26; Psa. 23:6; Psa. 31:5; Psa. 36:9; Psa. 37:18, 27; Psa. 49:7-9; Psa. 49:14, 15; Psa. 73:26; Psa. 86:1...
Life
[nave] LIFE. Index of Sub-topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-topics; Brevity and Uncertainty of; Everlasting; From God; Long; Spiritual. Miscellany of Minor Sub-topics Breath of, Gen. 2:7. Called Spirit of God, Job 27:3. Tree of,...

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Psalms 121: The Lord Watches over You

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Bila 'Ku Tertidur [KJ.325] Hover on the song's title to listen the music

Di Badai Topan Dunia [KJ.440] ( A Shelter in the Time of Storm / The Lords Our Rock ) Hover on the song's title to listen the music

	R:Mzm 62:7-8; Yes 25:4
1. Di badai topan dunia Tuhanlah Perlindunganmu; kendati goncang semesta, Tuhanlah Perlindunganmu!	Mzm 18:3 Mzm 46 Mzm 91 Mzm 93
2. Ya, Yesus Gunung Batu di dunia, di dunia, di dunia; Ya, Yesus Gunung Batu di dunia, tempat berlindung yang teguh.
3. Baik siang maupun malam g'lap, Tuhanlah Perlindunganmu; niscaya takutmu lenyap, Tuhanlah perlindunganmu!	Mzm 121:6
4. Ya, Yesus Gunung Batu di dunia, di dunia, di dunia; Ya, Yesus Gunung Batu di dunia, tempat berlindung yang teguh.
5. Dan biar badai menyerang, Tuhanlah Perlindunganmu; padaNya kau tetap tent'ram, Tuhanlah Perlindunganmu!
6. Ya, Yesus Gunung Batu di dunia, di dunia, di dunia; Ya, Yesus Gunung Batu di dunia, tempat berlindung yang teguh.
7. Ya Gunung Batu yang tetap, Engkaulah Perlindunganku; di tiap waktu dan tempat Engkaulah Perlindunganku!
8. Ya, Yesus Gunung Batu di dunia, di dunia, di dunia; Ya, Yesus Gunung Batu di dunia, tempat berlindung yang teguh.
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Pujian Malam Kunyanyikan [KJ.326] Hover on the song's title to listen the music

Terang Matahari [KJ.322] Hover on the song's title to listen the music

[Psa 121:5] Keep Thou My Way Hover on the song's title to listen the music

[Psa 121:8] For The Dear Ones Parted From Us Hover on the song's title to listen the music

[Psa 121:8] Now, The Hour Of Worship O’er Hover on the song's title to listen the music

[Psa 121:8] Thine Eye Can See Hover on the song's title to listen the music

Questions

Do you have to believe the Bible is the inerrant word of God to be saved?
In a very general way, I think I can say that one could come to faith in Christ for salvation without believing in the inerrancy of the Word of God, but I am doubtful that one could stay that way for long. The disciples of ou...

Sermon Illustrations

What if God Had an Answering Machine?; Fret Not, Faint Not, Fear Not; Three Keys to Happiness

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

Date and Writers

The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
Outline

I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
Psalm 84

This psalm like Psalms 42 and 43 expresses the writer's desire for the Lord's sanctuary. It is one of the pilgrim or ascent psalms that the Israelites sang as they travelled to the sanctuary to worship God (cf. Pss. 120-134)....
V. Book 5: chs. 107--150

There are 44 psalms in this section of the Psalter. David composed 15 of these (108-110; 122; 124; 131; 133; 138-145), Solomon wrote one (127), and the remaining 28 are anonymous. Psalms 113-118 compose the so-called Egyptian...
Psalm 120

Psalms 120-134 are all "songs of ascent."They received this title because the pilgrim Israelites sang them as they travelled from their homes all over the land and ascended Mt. Zion for the annual feasts. David composed at le...
2. The assurance of help 121:3-8

121:3-4 Allowing the foot to slip was an appropriate figure for a pilgrim who walked toward the temple over sometimes treacherous terrain. The figure means God would keep His people stable and upright in their manner of life....
2. Praise for the Lord's protection 124:6-8

David next praised Yahweh for not allowing Israel's enemies to tear her to pieces as a vicious animal tears its prey. Israel had escaped as a bird that flies free when someone breaks the trap that snared it. Israel's helper w...
2. A prayer that God would bless His servants 134:3

The pilgrim then asked God to bless these special servants of His. The reference to God being the Maker of heaven and earth recalls His greatness (cf. 115:15; et al.). This verse is also an appropriate conclusion to the colle...
Bibliography

Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
2. The future of the wise on earth 9:11-10:11

Solomon's emphasis in 9:2-10 was on the fact that a righteous person could not be more certain of his or her earthly future than the wicked. In 9:11-10:11 his point was that the wise cannot be more sure of his or her earthly ...
The world rejoicing in Messiah's reign ch. 25

Isaiah next described the remnant who will stream to Zion praising God at the beginning of Messiah's reign. Notice the many triadic formations in the structure of this chapter, creating a feeling of the completeness of joy. T...
The future blessing and former discipline of Israel 27:2-11

27:2 Isaiah, speaking for the Lord, announced that a delightful vineyard that produced wine was in view, and that the news about it was so good that the hearers could sing about it. The vineyard was an ancient and popular fig...
The choice of Matthias 1:15-26

1:15 In view of Peter's leadership gifts, so obvious in the Gospels, it is no surprise that he is the one who took the initiative on this occasion."Undoubtedly, the key disciple in Luke's writings is Peter. He was the represe...

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1. Bila 'ku tertidur nanti, Kau menunggu diriku; b'rilah 'ku pikiran suci, jauhkan dari seteru. Walau tubuh tak sedar, hati hamba tak gentar, kar'na Yesus di sampingku, sukacita di hatiku.
2. Waktu siang atau malam pada Dikau 'ku teduh; walau jalan hidup suram, tinggal t'rus di sisiMu. Yesus, Pengharapanku, Kaulah Jurus'lamatku; aku yakin Kau setia dulu, s'karang dan s'lamanya.	Mzm 121:6
3. Yesus Kristus, Anak Allah, bimbing aku yang penat; biar dalam suka duka 'ku bertahan tak sesat! Bila tiba ajalku, itu untung bagiku: aku 'kan bersama Tuhan hidup dalam kesukaan.	Flp 1:21
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1. Pujian malam kunyanyikan; syukur, ya Tuhan, padaMu. Meskipun sinar surya hilang, Engkau tetap cahayaku. Tiada sayang ibu-bapak yang menandingi sayangMu: Tak putus 'ku Kau pelihara, Kau Sumber rahmat bagiku.	Mat 7:11
2. Dengan setia Kau menjaga, mengasuh dan membimbingku. Engkau sertaku tiap saat, pun dalam susah dan keluh. Sekarang tiba malam hari; tubuhku melepas lelah. Telah Kautolong dari pagi: syukurku, Tuhan t'rimalah!	Mzm 121
3. Anug'rah yang Engkau berikan tak beralaskan jasaku: jikalau dosaku Kauingat 'ku layak t'rima murkaMu. Syukur, di dalam darah Kristus pengampunanMu Tertera dan oleh pendamaian itu Kaubuat hatiku lega.	Mzm 130:3 Rm 3:23-25 Ef 2:3-10
4. Ya Tuhan, malam ini juga padaMu aku berserah. Semoga 'ku bernyanyi pula ketika fajar merekah. Dan bila Kau memanggil aku selagi aku terlelap, Kiranya di depan takhtaMu sejahteraMu kukecap.	Mzm 5:4 Mzm 59:17 Mzm 92:3
5. Kutahu siapa 'ku percaya, baik siang atau malam pun: Kau Gunung Batu kes'lamatan, landasan pengharapanku! Sesudah hariku berakhir dan aku tamat berlelah, 'kan Kusyukuri hari-hari yang t'lah kaub'ri di dunia.	2 Kor 1:20-22 2 Tim 1:12 Mzm 62:3, 7 Mzm 95:1
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1. Terang matahari telah menyinari segala neg'ri, dan gunung dan padang dan sawah dan ladang senang berseri.	Mzm 19:1-7
2. Gembira sekali kulihat kembali terang merekah, dan Bapa di sorga, yang Bapaku juga, hendak kusembah.	Mzm 104:22-23
3. Syukur bagi Dia, Gembala yang setia, yang jaga tetap. Anug'rahNya jua hariku semua, terang dan gelap.	Mzm 23:1-2 Mzm 121:3-6
4. Tenaga dan kuat, kerja yang kubuat, kepunyaanNya. Dengan rendah hati hendak kuhormati Yang Mahaesa.
5. Sehari-harian besar pemberian kemurahanMu. Ya Tuhan, kiranya kuingat s'lamanya kewajibanku.	Mzm 68:20
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