‘I
was glad when they said to me, “Let us go into the House of the Lord”’
(Psalm 122:2). Why do we go to the House of the Lord? We go ‘to give
thanks to the Name of the Lord’ (Psalm 122:4). We seek His mercy for our
past sins: ‘Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us!’ (Psalm 123:3).
We seek
His help for our future temptations: ‘Our help is in the Name of the
Lord...’ (Psalm 124:8). As we receive mercy and help from the Lord, we
worship Him: ‘Blessed be the Lord’ (Psalm 124:6). In our worship, we
‘look to the Lord our God’, drawing encouragement from His Word: ‘The
Lord is on our side’ - In Him we have the victory (Psalm 123:2; Psalm 124:1-5). Rejoicing in God’s blessing, we pray for others: ‘May they prosper who love You’ (Psalm 122:6).
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