1   Unless the Lord builds the house,those who build it labor in vain.Unless the Lord watches over the city,the watchman stays awake in vain.2   It is in vain that you rise up earlyand go late to rest...  Read More

1   When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,we were like those who dream.2   Then our mouth was filled with laughter,and our tongue with shouts of joy;then they said among the nations,“The Lord ha...  Read More

1   Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,which cannot be moved, but abides forever.2   As the mountains surround Jerusalem,so the Lord surrounds his people,from this time forth and foreverm...  Read More

1  If it had not been the Lord who was on our side—let Israel now say—2  if it had not been the Lord who was on our sidewhen people rose up against us,3  then they would have swallowed us up alive,whe...  Read More

Psalm 1231   To you I lift up my eyes,O you who are enthroned in the heavens!2   Behold, as the eyes of servantslook to the hand of their master,as the eyes of a maidservant/to the hand of her mistres...  Read More

1  I was glad when they said to me,/“Let us go to the house of the Lord!”2  Our feet have been standing/within your gates, O Jerusalem!3  Jerusalem—built as a city/that is bound firmly together,4  to ...  Read More

Last week, we began a new devotional series through the Psalms of Ascent. They consist of 15 songs (Psalms 120-134) that were sung by the people of Israel as they traveled to the city of Jerusalem thr...  Read More

We are beginning a new devotional series through the Psalms of Ascent. They consist of 15 songs (Psalms 120-134) that were sung by the people of Israel as they traveled to the city of Jerusalem three ...  Read More

“Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and other...  Read More

And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots. Then they sat down and kept watch over him there. And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, ...  Read More

“And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.” (John 1:34)“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45)Je...  Read More

“For to us a child is born,to us a son is given;and the government shall be upon his shoulder,and his name shall be calledWonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace”(Isaiah 9:...  Read More