Welcome to a year in the Bible with Daily Grace. The Bible tells one big story of

redemption and we want to spend five minutes every day journeying through the

Bible from start to finish, and exploring how all of it

points to Jesus. Hey everyone, welcome back to a year in the Bible with daily grace.

My name is Alexa, and today we continue our study of the Book of Psalms by looking at Psalms

1 31 through 135. With the exception

of Psalm 135 these Psalms finish the collection of songs of ascends we have

seen since Psalm 120. In Psalm 131, David writes how he keeps himself humble by not being puffed up on knowledge.

Instead of scrambling around seeking to obtain as much knowledge that he can,

David has calmed his spirit like a child who rests in the arms of his mother.

In Psalm 132, the Psalms writes how God made a covenant with David, promising him an eternal kingdom. He writes how God has chosen Zion or Jerusalem as his resting place and how God has chosen his anointed one to rule forever.

In Psalm 133, David writes about the importance of unity. He uses imagery of oil and dew as

metaphors to describe the blessings of unity. Just like the dew on the mountain is refreshing

and the oil anointed on the priest is refreshing and the oil

unointed on the priest is a blessing,

so is unity a source of blessing and refreshing.

In Psalm 134, the Psalms writes a short psalm calling

the people of Israel to worship.

He calls for them to worship God at the temple at night, lifting up their hands and praise to the

Lord.

In Psalm 35, the Psalmists praises God for His greatness. The Psalms writes how God is great

because he controls creation and does all that he pleases since he holds the world in

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