Psalm 122 (1st May 2008)

A song of ascents. Of David.

I rejoiced with those who said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD." Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together. That is where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, to praise the name of the LORD according to the statute given to Israel. There the thrones for judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you be secure. May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels." For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, "Peace be within you." For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.


I will be writing the devotions for Psalm 122 to Psalm 125 in advance as I will be away in a retreat with some of the adults in the next 4 days with our first stop sleeping in tents on the highlands of Mount Ledang, besides a waterfall.

As I read Psalm 122, my heart just can’t helped but rejoice because I felt it is the Lord who have called me to go to the house of the Lord in this trip where I know He will meet us in a very special way. I am so excited of what the Lord may do in this trip that I look forward to my first night stay under the starry night sky deep in the jungles on Mount Ledang.

I know I will feel secure in the arms of my God and experience His peace within me. Yes, for the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek His prosperity!!!