FAMILY
JUNE 2018
Year 1-10
Psalm 129
1
“Time and again they greatly did
oppress me
From my youth up,” let Israel
declare;
“Time and again they greatly did
oppress me
From my youth up, yet they did
not prevail.”
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Upon my back, like plowmen
plowing furrows,
So did they make their gouges
deep and long.
Yet is Jehovah righteous in His
dealings;
The ropes of lawless men He
cuts apart.
Let them be shamed and fall back
in confusion,
All those who bear for Zion
bitter hate.
Let them become like grass upon
the housetops
Which withers up before it can
be pulled.
From such the reaper cannot get
one hand full,
Nor can the one who binds fill up
his arms.
None passing say, “Jehovah’s
blessing on you!
We give you blessing in
Jehovah’s name!”
TUNE: OLD 110TH 11.10.11.10.
Louis Bourgeois, 1551
Year 11-15
Psalm 31:1-16
1 In You, Lord, I take refuge;
2
Ashamed let me not be.
Your righteousness eternal
Express by saving me;
Incline Your ear to hear me;
With speed deliver me.
To me O be a strong rock
A fort to rescue me.
3
4
5
You are my rock and fortress;
For Your sake lead and guide.
Free me from nets they’ve hidden;
My stronghold You abide.
I now commit my spirit
Into Your outstretched hand.
I know You have redeemed me,
Lord God of truths that stand.
6
7
8
I hate those serving idols;
My trust is in the Lord.
I’ll triumph in Your mercy;
For anguish You regard.
You’ve known my soul’s afflictions,
Kept me from hostile hand.
My feet You have established
Where they have room to stand.
9
10
O Lord, have mercy on me,
For anguish fills my life;
My eye, my soul, my body
Are all consumed with grief.
My life is drained by sorrow,
My years with sighing spent;
I’ve lost my strength by sinning;
My bones are weak and bent.
11
12
13
14
15
16
To all my foes a byword,
A dread to those near me,
A scorn to all my neighbors,
At sight of me they flee.
Like dead men I’m forgotten,
A broken jar thrown out.
I’ve slanders heard of many,
And fear is all about.
When foes conspire against me,
My murder meditate,
In You, O Lord, I’m trusting;
“You are my God,” I state.
My times are all in Your hand;
Free me from foes who chase.
Your face shine on Your servant;
O save me in Your grace.
Psalm Synopsis
Psalm 129
The 10th “Song of Ascents,” verses
1-4, speak of what Israel has survived.
Verses 5-8 pray, or even prophesy of
what will become of her enemies,
whether ancient Egypt, the Philistines,
Assyrians, or Babylonian