Psalms 125-128
The 125th psalm is faith’s acknowledgment of the gracious and powerful dealing of God on behalf of His earthly people and their homeland. The days of trial, of fear and distress unparalleled, are then over.
“They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion which cannot be removed but abideth forever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about His People from henceforth even forever.”
Blessed be God, He will finish His work in righteousness when Israel shall have turned to Him, owning the fearful sin which compelled Him to disown them and to scatter them worldwide.
The 126th begins a series of three praise psalms. Israel’s woes are over and joy is in the heart. They who had sown in tears, will be reaping with rejoicing. Blessing from heaven has surely always been found by those who go forth and weep, bearing seed for scattering. God’s best servants have been those who mingled tears with their prayers; the spiritual results of such exercise will be seen at the resurrection of the just.
All depends upon the Lord; unless He builds the house, the builders labor in vain; unless He keeps the city, the keeper watches in vain; in vain too was the rising up early, and lying down late, for Jerusalem as man built it had come to naught. Blessing to the full, in an earthly sense was now before them (Psalm 127).
Psalm 128 continues the subject entered upon in No. 127. It gives a beautiful picture of the life to be enjoyed by the earthly saints during the Lord’s millennial reign. Anxiety and care and even want, so often marring the happiness of many a home in these days, will be banished in that day. How sweet that rest and peace must be to the faithful Israelite!
Yet for us, the believers of the present dispensation of grace, how much more blessed, more glorious, the future! We shall be like the Lord (1 John 3:22Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. (1 John 3:2)), and with Him (1 Thessalonians. 4:17) forever. Heaven, not earth, is our home. He will have us with Himself (John 14:33And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. (John 14:3) and 17:24), and we long to be with Him (Revelation 22:2020He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. (Revelation 22:20)) in the home above.
“Lord, haste that day of cloudless ray. That prospect bright, unfailing!”
ML 12/27/1931