Psalm 121

This summer we are looking at a group of Psalms known as the Songs of Ascents (Psalms 120-134). Sung by the Israelites as they traveled up to Jerusalem for different religious festivals each year, these Psalms have come to be seen as the songs that narrate the life of discipleship. As Eugene Peterson describes them, they are "Songs for the Road" as we follow Jesus through this life. This Sunday we will look at Psalm 121, maybe the most well known psalm from this collection. In it, the psalmist points to God as the source of our help in this life and reflects on all of the many ways that God 'keeps' us.