Years 1-10
Psalm 110 Based on Scottish Psalter , 1650
Years 11-15 Psalm 123
Family Corner FEBRUARY 2017
Years 1-10
Psalm 110 Based on Scottish Psalter , 1650
1 Jehovah to my Lord has said , “ Sit Thou at My right hand Until I make Thy foes a stool Whereon Thy feet may stand .”
2 Jehovah shall from Zion send The scepter of Thy power . In battle with Thine enemies Be Thou the conqueror .
3 A willing people in Thy day Of power shall come to Thee . Thy youth arrayed in holiness Like morning dew shall be .
4 Jehovah swore , and from His oath He never will depart : “ Of th ’ order of Melchizedek A priest Thou ever art .”
5 The Lord at Thy right hand shall smite Earth ’ s rulers in His wrath .
6 Among the nations He shall judge ; The slain shall fill His path . In many lands He ’ ll overthrow Their kings with ruin dread ;
7 And , marching , He ’ ll drink from the brook And so lift up His head .
Years 11-15 Psalm 123
1 To Thee I lift my eyes , O Thou Who art in heav ’ n enthroned .
2 As servants watch their master ’ s hand , Or as a maid ’ s eyes wait Her mistress ’ hand to see ,
So our eyes , waiting , now attend Upon the Lord our God , Until He gracious be to us .
3 Be gracious to us , Lord . Be gracious unto us .
For we are sated with contempt ; Our soul is surfeited
4 With all the scoffing insolence Of those who live at ease , And with the proud ’ s contempt .
TUNE : CHRISTMAS 86.866 . ( new Trinity Hymnal , p . 223 ) (“ While Shepherds Watched ”)
TUNE : ALL SAINTS NEW CMD (“ The Son of God Goes Forth to War ”) Henry S . Cutler , 1872
Psalm 110 “ This Psalm is pure gospel ,” said Matthew Henry . It has been called “ the crown of all the Psalms .” Its opening verse , The Lord says to my Lord : “ Sit at My right hand , until I make Thine enemies a footstool for Thy feet ,” is prophetic of Jesus ’ ascension and session at the right hand of God ( Acts 2:34-36 ). Its fourth verse , The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind , ‘ Thou art a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek ,’” is prophetic of Christ ’ s royal priesthood , a priesthood superior to that of Aaron ( Heb 7:15ff ).
Psalm 123 The fourth “ Song of Ascents ,” the pilgrim traveler has been ascending , looking up to the hills ( Ps 121 ), then to the temple ( Ps 122 ), and how he lifts his eyes above his worldly setting to the God who is “ enthroned in the heavens ” ( v 1 ). He likens himself to the servant and the maid , looking constantly to their master for some sign of favor or some opportunity for service ( v 2 ). Spurgeon calls it “ the Psalm of the Eyes .” At the same time the psalmist suffers from the contempt of the proud who mock the religious ( vv 3,4 ). Matthew Henry says that as we sing it , “ We must have an eye up to God ’ s favor , with a holy concern , and then an eye down to men ’ s reproach , with a holy contempt .”
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