Psalm 131:1-3 Book# 5 of Psalms

 

A Song of Degrees, [a.k.a. Steps, by] David.

Psalm 131:1-3            Book# 5 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

Lord, my heart isn't [arrogant,] nor [my] eyes [exalted.] Neither do I [make] myself [available] in great matters, or in things too [important] for me. [Romans 12:16-18 Be [in agreement] one toward another. [Don't get caught up in] things of high [status,] but [associate with] men of low [status.]

[Don't] be wise in your own [conceit.] [Don't repay any] man evil for evil. Provide honest things in the sight of all men. If [it's] possible, as much as you [are able,] live [peacefully] with all men.]

Surely, I have [calmed] myself & behaved [like] a child that is weaned [from] his mother. My soul is even [like] a weaned child. [Matthew 18:2-3 And Jesus called a little child to Him & [put] him in the [middle] of them. And said, [Truly,] I say to you, [Unless] you [are] converted & become [like] little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.]

Let Israel hope in the Lord from [now on] & forever.

Psalm 130:1-8 Book# 5 of Psalms

 

A Song of Degrees, [a.k.a. Steps.]

Psalm 130:1-8            Book# 5 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

I have cried [out] to You, O Lord, out of the depths. Lord, hear my voice & let Your ears be attentive to the [sound] of my [prayers.] Lord, if You should [keep track of sins,] O Lord, who shall stand.

[Revelation 6:16-17 And said to the mountains & rocks, Fall on us & hide us from the face of Him, [Who sits] on the throne & from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of His wrath [has] come & who shall be able to stand?]

But there is forgiveness with You, [so] that You may be feared [respected.] I wait for the Lord. My soul [waits] & I do hope [on] His Word. [Titus 3:4-7 But after that, the kindness & love of God our Savior toward man appeared. Not by [righteous deeds] we have done, but according to His mercy.

He saves us, by the [cleansing, spiritual restoration] & renewing [by] the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit.] Which He abundantly shed on us, through Jesus Christ our Savior. [So,] that, [by] being justified by His grace, we should be made heirs, according to the hope of eternal life.]

My soul waits for the Lord, more than [those who] watch for the morning. I say, more than [those who] watch for the morning. Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy & with Him redemption is [plentiful.]

[Isaiah 55:6-7 Seek you the Lord, while He may be found & you call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked [abandon] His way & the unrighteous man his thoughts & let him return to our God & the Lord & He will have mercy upon him, for He will pardon abundantly.]

And He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. [Titus 2:13-14 [While] looking for that blessed hope & the glorious [appearance] of the great God & our Savior, Jesus Christ; Who gave Himself for us, [so] that He might redeem us from all [sin] & purify to Himself a [special] people, zealous of good [deeds.]

Psalm 129:1-8 Book# 5 of Psalms

 

A Song of Degrees, [a.k.a. Steps.]

Psalm 129:1-8            Book# 5 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

They have afflicted me from my youth, many [times.] May Israel now say: Many a time, they have afflicted me from my youth: yet they haven't prevailed against me. [2 Corinthians 7:4-5 Great is my boldness [I speak] toward You.

I am filled with comfort & I'm exceedingly joyful, [despite] all our tribulation. For when we [came] into Macedonia, our [bodies] had no rest, but we were troubled on every side. [Outside was fighting & inside] were fears.]

[Those who plow] plowed upon my back. They made their furrows long. The Lord is righteous & can cut [to pieces] the [whip] cords of the wicked. [Isaiah 51:22-23 The Lord says [this,] The Lord your God, [Who] pleads the [case] of His people, [Look,] I have taken your hand out of the cup of trembling, even the [scum] of the cup of My fury & you shall no [longer] drink it again.

But I will put [the cup of My fury] into the hand of [those who] afflict you, [who] have said to your soul, Bow down, [so] that we may go over [you.] And you have laid your body [like it's] the ground & [like] the street, to [those who] went over.]

Let all [those who] hate Zion be [confused] & turned back. Let them be [like] the grass upon the housetops, [that] withers [before] it grows up: [by which] the mower [doesn't] fill [up] his hand; nor [does] he [who] binds [fill up his arms with harvested] sheaves.

Neither do [those who] go by say, [May] the [blessings] of the Lord be upon you. We bless you in the Name of the Lord.

Psalm 128:1-6 Book# 5 of Psalms

 

A Song of Degrees, [a.k.a. Steps.]

Psalm 128:1-6            Book# 5 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

Blessed is everyone [who] fears [respects] the Lord & walks in His ways.  [2 Peter 3:9-10 The Lord is not slack [about] His promise, [like] some men [consider] slackness; but is [patient toward] us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

But the day of the Lord will come [like] a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with great noise & the elements shall melt with fervent heat & the earth also & [the things made in there,] shall be burned up.]

For you shall eat the labor of your hands. You shall be happy & it shall be well with you. [Revelation 22:12-15 And, [watch,] I come quickly & My reward is with Me & shall be to give to every man, according to his [deeds.] I Am [the] Alpha & Omega, the Beginning & the End, the First & the Last.

Blessed are [those who] do His commandments, [so] that they may have right to the Tree of Life & may enter in through the gates into the city. For [outside] are dogs, sorcerers & [sexual traffickers,] murderers, idolaters & [whoever] loves [to make & tell lies.]

Your wife shall be [like] a fruitful vine by the sides of your house. Your children [shall be] like olive plants, [around] your table. [Look,] the man [who] fears [respects] the Lord shall be blessed [like this.]

The Lord shall bless you out of Zion & you shall see the good of Jerusalem, all the days of your life. [Yes,] you shall see your children's children & peace upon Israel.

Psalm 127:1-5 Book# 5 of Psalms

 

A Song of Degrees, [a.k.a. Steps] for Solomon

Psalm 127:1-5            Book# 5 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

They labor in vain [who] build, [unless] the Lord [builds] the house. The watchman wakes [up] in vain, [unless,] the Lord [guards] the city.

It is vain for you to rise up early & to [stay] up late, to eat the bread [in] sorrows: for He gives His beloved sleep. [Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of your face, you shall eat bread, till you return [into] the ground. For out of it, you [were] taken & [into the dirt] you shall return.]

[Look,] children are an heritage of the Lord & the fruit of the womb is His reward. [Romans 8:15-16 For you haven't received the spirit of bondage again, to fear [respect;] but you have received the Spirit of adoption, [in which] we cry [out,] Abba, Father. The Spirit, Itself bears] witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.]

[Like] arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of [your] youth. Happy is the man [who] has his [archer's] quiver full of them. [Psalm 128:6 [Yes,] you shall see your children's children & peace upon Israel.]

They shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. [Proverbs 31:23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.]

Psalm 126:1-6 Book# 5 of Psalms

 

A Song of Degrees, [a.k.a. Steps.]

Psalm 126:1-6            Book# 5 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

When the Lord [returned those] again of Zion [who were captive,] we were like [those who] dream. Then our mouth [was] filled with laughter & our tongues with singing. Then [those] said among the heathen, The Lord has done great things for them.

[Isaiah 51:11 Therefore, the redeemed of the Lord shall return & come with singing to Zion & everlasting joy shall be upon their head. They shall obtain gladness & joy & sorrow & mourning shall flee away.]

The Lord has done great things for us; [of which] we are glad. [Jeremiah 31:10 Hear the Word of the Lord, O you nations & declare it in the [coastal islands far away] & say, He, [Who] scattered Israel, will gather [them] & keep [them, like] a Shepherd [keeps] His flock.]

O Lord, [return] us again [from] our captivity, [like] the streams in the south. [Those who plant] in tears, shall reap in joy. [Galatians 6:9 And [don't] let us [grow tired] in doing well: for in due [time] we shall reap, if we [don't give up.]

He [who goes out] & [cries, carrying] precious seed, shall [without a doubt] come again with rejoicing & bring his [harvested] sheaves with him.

[Isaiah 61:3 *To appoint to [those who] mourn in Zion & to give to them beauty [instead,] for ashes, the oil of joy, [instead,] for mourning, the garment of praise, [instead,] for the spirit of heaviness; [so] that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He might be glorified.]

Psalm 125:1-5 Book# 5 of Psalms

 

A Song of Degrees, [a.k.a. Steps.]

Psalm 125:1-5            Book# 5 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

[Those who] trust in the Lord, shall be [like] Mount Zion, which can't be removed, but [stays] forever. [Like] the mountains [surround] Jerusalem, so the Lord [surrounds] His people, from [now on &] even forever.

For the [oppressive] rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put [out] their hands [into what is sinful.] [Psalm 37:8-9 Cease from anger & [abandon anger. Don't worry] yourself in any [way] to do evil. For [those who do evil] shall be cut off: but those [who] wait upon the Lord, shall inherit the earth.]

O Lord, do good to those [who are] good & to [those who have] upright hearts. As for [those who go astray] to their crooked ways, the Lord shall lead them [out] with [those who work wickedly:] but peace shall be upon Israel.

[Isaiah 59:7-8 Their feet run to evil & they [hurry] to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are [sinful] thoughts. In their paths are: wasting & destruction. They [don't] know the [path] of peace & there's no [justice] in their [ways.] They have made crooked paths [for themselves.] Whoever goes [in them] shall not know peace.]

Psalm 124:1-8 Book# 5 of Psalms

 

A Song of Degrees, [a.k.a. Steps, by] David.
Psalm 124:1-8            Book# 5 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]
If [it weren't for] the Lord [being] on our side, Israel [is] now [able to] say, If the Lord hadn't been on our side, when men rose up against us: then they [would have quickly] swallowed us up, when their [anger grew] against us. [Romans 8:31 What shall we say then, [about] these things? If God [is] for us, who can be against us?]
Then, the waters [would have] overwhelmed us & the stream [flooded] over our soul. Then, the waters [of the] proud [would have] gone over our soul. [Psalm 65:5-7 O God of our Salvation; Who [is] the confidence of all the ends of the earth & of [those who] are afar off upon the sea,
You will answer us by terrible things, in righteousness. Which by His strength, being [clothed] with power, [firmly puts] the mountains & [Who calms] the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves & the tumult of the people.]
Blessed [is] the Lord, Who hasn't given us [like] prey to their teeth. Our soul [has] escaped [like] a bird out of the [fowler's trap.] The [trap] is broken & we [have] escaped. Our help is in the Name of the Lord, Who made heaven & earth.
[Genesis 1:9-10 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together to one place & let the dry land appear & it was so. And God called the dry land: Earth & the gathering together of the waters He called: Seas. And God saw that it was good.]