Entrusted Living

Theme Overview of Psalms 120-124 & the   Pilgrimage Feasts   Song of ascents Psalm 126:3 In my last blog the exegesis of psalm 123 part 2 , I discovered that chiasmus might be in use linking all the 'psalms of ascents' together. What an exciting avenue to look into I thought. Of course proper study demands I do my research. Has any one else come across this idea? Of course I noted many scholars discuss and show that the Hebrew poet does often use chiasmus but I didn't find anything noting particularly that these 'psalms of ascents' are under chiastic structure. Thankfully the Lord is faithful and I did come across some research that I found very promising. As a person developing my exegesis and semantics study, it is great to be able to make suggestions about what the text is saying without being certain or finding others in agreement. But when you do find others have discovered and made these suggestions as well, it is so fun! The research and proof I found bl...

https://bible.art/ Blessed are all those who wait on Him indeed. This passage from Isaiah is almost like an answer to our poet's petition. Giving the poet hope and strength by confessing 'The Lord longs to be gracious to you'. And because He longs to show you favor, He will. And He will be just and fair. He is the moral totem of this world and all creation; everything is measured up to Him. If there is a perfect form of what righteousness or justice is...then whatever He says it is, it is. And He is it. The passage from Isaiah tells us, that those who are making this petition are blessed to wait on the Lord. Can you imagine? Can you understand what it means to be blessed to wait on the Lord? I know that I mistake the blessing to be in the answering. It is humbling to see this. And a blessing to see that I am blessed in the waiting, when I once thought I would only be blessed in a fulfilled answer. 🌸 There is no acknowledgement of vindication in psalm 123. It is strictly a ...