Interesting Green: Reflection - Psalm 126

Source (book): "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Psalm 126, "What's in Your Mouth?", Page 166.
By Anne Cetas, Our Daily Bread Writer

PHOTO: Psalm 126

When the Lord brought back the captives to Zion,
we were like men who dreamed.
Our mouths were filled with laughter,
our tongues with songs of joy.
Then it was said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
The Lord has done great things for us,
and we are filled with joy.

Restore our fortunes, O Lord,
like streams in the Negev.
Those who sow with tears
will reap with songs of joy.
Those who go out weeping,
carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy,
carrying sheaves with them.

What's in Your Mouth?

Communications experts tell us that the average person speaks enough to fill twenty single-spaced, typewritten pages every day. This means our mouths crank out enough words to fill two books of three hundred pages each month, twenty-four books each year, and twelve hundred books in fifty years of speaking. Thanks to phones, voicemail, and face-to-face conversations, words comprise a large part of our lives. So the kinds of words we use are important.

The psalmist's mouth was filled with praise when he wrote Psalm 126. The Lord had done great things for him and his people. Even the nations around them noticed. Remembering God's blessing, he said, "Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy" (Psalm 126:2).

What words would you have used in verse 3 had you been writing this psalm? So often our attitude seems to be: "The Lord has done great things for me, and I -
. . . can't recall any of them right now."
. . . am wondering what He'll do for me next."
. . . need much more."

Or can you finish it by saying, "and I am praising and thanking Him for His goodness"? As you recall God's blessings today, express your words of praise to Him.
- Anne Cetas

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Psalm 126

PHOTO: Our mouths were filled with laughter,
our tongues with songs of joy.
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What's in Your Mouth?

PHOTO: Communications experts tell us that the average person speaks enough to fill twenty single-spaced, typewritten pages every day. This means our mouths crank out enough words to fill two books of three hundred pages each month, twenty-four books each year, and twelve hundred books in fifty years of speaking. Thanks to phones, voicemail, and face-to-face conversations, words comprise a large part of our lives. So the kinds of words we use are important.
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The psalmist's mouth was filled with praise when he wrote Psalm 126. The Lord had done great things for him and his people. Even the nations around them noticed. Remembering God's blessing, he said, "Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy" (Psalm 126:2).

PHOTO: The psalmist's mouth was filled with praise when he wrote Psalm 126. The Lord had done great things for him and his people. Even the nations around them noticed. Remembering God's blessing, he said, "Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy" (Psalm 126:2).
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What words would you have used in verse 3 had you been writing this psalm? So often our attitude seems to be: "The Lord has done great things for me, and I -
. . . can't recall any of them right now."
. . . am wondering what He'll do for me next."
. . . need much more."

PHOTO: What words would you have used in verse 3 had you been writing this psalm? So often our attitude seems to be: "The Lord has done great things for me, and I -
. . . can't recall any of them right now."
. . . am wondering what He'll do for me next."
. . . need much more."
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Or can you finish it by saying, "and I am praising and thanking Him for His goodness"? As you recall God's blessings today, express your words of praise to Him.
- Anne Cetas

PHOTO: Or can you finish it by saying, "and I am praising and thanking Him for His goodness"? As you recall God's blessings today, express your words of praise to Him.
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PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we pray that the words we would use in Psalm 126:3 be 'and I am praising and thanking Him for His goodness.' As we recall God's blessings today, may we express our words of praise to Him.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen."
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Reflection - Psalm 126 - What's in Your Mouth?
Source (book): "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Psalm 126, "What's in Your Mouth?", Page 166.
By Anne Cetas, Our Daily Bread Writer

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Reference

[1] From "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Copyright @ 2009 by Discovery House Publishers, Psalm 126, "What's in Your Mouth?", Page 166.

Links

Other Books (Links) - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/10/reflection-books-links.html

Matthew 11:28-29 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+11%3A28-29&version=NIV

Psalm 126 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20126&version=NIV

Psalm 126:2 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20126%3A2&version=NIV