Journey: Psalms For Pilgrim People

by J. Alec Motyer

Publisher:

IVP UK

, 2009

Overview

In this devotional volume Alec Motyer delves into the songbook of the Jewish people on their annual pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Exploring the background and themes in these psalms he draws out their application for travellers on the Christian journey today.

Key Features

• Explores the background and themes in the Psalms
• Delves into the songbook of the Jewish people on their annual pilgrimage to Jerusalem
• Draws out application from the Psalms for travellers on the Christian journey today

Contents

• Are you going up this year?
• The pilgrims’ songbook
• Psalm 120. The resident alien: Living in the unwelcome present
• Psalm 121. The guarded pathway: In his world, under his shade
• Psalm 122. The pilgrim in Zion: Home at last
• Psalm 123. At the end of our tether: The Lord above
• Psalm 124. Against overwhelming odds: The Lord alongside
• Psalm 125. Keeping on keeping on: The encircling Lord
• Psalms 126-131. A preview: The pilgrimage of the heart
• Psalm 126. Instant coffee and stalactites: Living with God’s tensions
• Psalm 127. Managing life's cares: Busyness and restfulness
• Psalm 128. Home at last: Fulfilment - present, guaranteed and ultimate
• Psalm 129. The tonic of the backward look: How the past prepares us for the future
• Psalm 130. Out of the depths into the light: The inside story
• Psalm 131. At peace: Never stop being a child
• Psalms 132-134. Take a break: Look back, look on
• Psalm 132. The Lord in Zion: How he turns our plans upside down
• Psalm 133. The family in Zion: The blessing of fellowship
• Psalm 134. Worship in Zion: Safely home, richly blessed
• Psalms 135 and 136. Singing the songs of homeland

Product Details

• Title: Journey: Psalms For Pilgrim People
• Author: J. Alec Motyer
• Publisher: IVP UK
• Print Publication Date: 2009
• Pages: 160
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9781844743551, 1844743551, 1844747476, 9781844747474
• Resource ID: LLS:JOURNEYPSALMSPILGRIM
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-12-11T17:35:10Z

About J. Alec Motyer

Alec Motyer was Vice Principal of Clifton Theological College and vicar of St Luke’s, Hampstead, before becoming Principal of Trinity College, Bristol, UK. He is much loved on both sides of the Atlantic as a Bible expositor and a prolific author. He is the Old Testament editor of the IVP commentary series, The Bible Speaks Today.