Looking up! (Psalm 121)
A song from the ascent to Jerusalem I look up to the mountain---does my help comes from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made the heavens and the earth! He will not let you stumble and fall; the one who watches over you will not sleep. Indeed, he who watches over Israel never tires and never sleeps. The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade. The sun will not hut you by day, nor the moon at night. The Lord keeps you from all evil and preserves your life. The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever. Looking up is safer whether or not the world says that looking here is the thing to do. Our ultimate safety is up in the direction of the mountain. Actually the Lord is the one who made the earth and the mountains and the heavens. That is where my help comes from and not some material found in the mountains like diamonds and precious stones. If you want real help it's to the Lord that you sho...