Psalm 125 & 126
Psalm 126 celebrates the Lord bringing the people back from captivity, most likely captivity in Babylon. The Psalmist understands that the Lord worked a great work on their behalf. Giving thanks and praise to God are the point of this Psalm. What is not spoken of in this time of praise is why or how they ended up in captivity. If a person read only this Psalm, the person would miss a great deal of the story. That is one reason it is so important to read all of the Bible. In reading all of the Bible when we come across a particular word of praise or thanksgiving, we can read it in the context of the whole story. Otherwise, we could read a passage like this and believe that only good comes for those who love the Lord. Thus missing that these people had seen their country conquered, Jerusalem destroyed and spent 70 years in captivity in Babylon.
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