... in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen. Through the prayers of our
holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen. Glory
to You, our God, Glory to You.
O Heavenly King,
the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, You are everywhere and fill all things,
Treasury of blessings, and Giver of life: come and abide in us, and cleanse us
from every impurity, and save our souls, O Good One.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy
Immortal, have mercy on us (three times).
Glory be to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it is now, was in the
beginning, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.[1]
To the chief Musician on Gittith, A Psalm
for the sons of Korah.
How amiable [are] Your tabernacles, Lord of hosts! My soul longs, yes, even faints for the
courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh cries
out for the living God. Yes, the sparrow
has found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her
young. Your altars, Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.
Blessed [are] those who dwell
in Your house. They will be still
praising You. Consider.
Blessed [is] the man whose strength [is]
in You. In whose heart [are Your] ways. [Who]
passing through the valley of Weeping[3] make it a
well. The rain also fills the pools. They go from strength to strength. [They]
appear before God in Zion. Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer. Give ear, O God of Jacob. Consider.
Behold, O God our shield. Look on the face of Your Christ. For a day in Your courts is better than a
thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper
in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness: for the Lord God [is] a sun and shield.
The Lord will give
grace and Glory. No good will He
withhold from those who walk uprightly.
Lord of hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in You.
[1] If you have been blessed or helped by any of these meditations in
Psalms, please repost or share any of them as you wish.
[2] It
appears that the sons of Korah survey the ruins of Jerusalem and Zion, not long
before Ezra, Nehemiah, and Zerubbabel return to begin the reconstruction. While they reminisce about Jerusalem the Golden,
and the way she should be, they see a sparrow nested in a bit of altar ruins. This reminds them of their chief joy, to live
in Yahweh’s house, the City of God, forevermore; singing, praising, and seeing
God eternally (they will still be praising).
“His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.” (Martin,
Civilla D., lyrics and Gabriel, Charles H., composer: Matthew 10:27-31).
The sons of Korah pray and sing about the coming change which
changes weeping into a well, the blessing of God pictured in strength bringing
rain. Their joy is to come before God in
Zion.
The sons of Korah pray for the coming of the Messiah, and
rejoice in being allowed to serve Him: for all blessings come from the Christ’s
face.
Blessed is the man of faith.
[3] Some
associate Baca, weeping with the valley of mulberry trees, the valley of Ge-Hinnom,
which was used for refuse, and later became an icon of the Lake of Fire.
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