Road Songs: Bible Blessing Principles for the Sufferer

Road Songs: Bible Blessing Principles for the Sufferer
Psalm 129 

1 “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth”— let Israel now say— 2 “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth,  yet they have not prevailed against me. 3 The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows.” 4 The Lord is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked.  5 May all who hate Zion be put to shame and turned backward!  6 Let them be like the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up, 7 with which the reaper does not fill his hand nor the binder of sheaves his arms, 8 nor do those who pass by say, “The blessing of the Lord be upon you!   We bless you in the name of the Lord!”  Psalm 129:1-8 (ESV)

Bible Blessing Principles for the Sufferer:

1. In this world, we may suffer (129:1-3).

1 “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth”— let Israel now say— 2 “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth,  yet they have not prevailed against me. 3 The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows.” Psalm 129:1-3 (ESV) 

2. God has over evil doers (129:4).

4 The Lord is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked.  Psalm 129:4 (ESV) 

3. We can evil doers (129:5-8).

5 May all who hate Zion be put to shame and turned backward!  6 Let them be like the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up, 7 with which the reaper does not fill his hand nor the binder of sheaves his arms, 8 nor do those who pass by say, “The blessing of the Lord be upon you!   We bless you in the name of the Lord!”  Psalm 129:5-8 (ESV) 

What does Jesus offer the sufferer who prays? 

1. Justice (Ps. 129:5-8, Rev. 21:4) 
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2. Love (Rom. 8:37-38)
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3. Strength (Phil. 4:11-13)  
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4. Perspective (2 Cor. 12:7-10)
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5. Rest (Mt. 11:28-30)
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