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Aug 10, 2025 by: John Lee | Series: Psalms of Ascent: The Journey Home Scripture: Psalm 129 | Tags: prayer, Gospel, power, Israel, Egypt, praise, affliction, protection, Hosea 11:1

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MESSAGE - Pastor John Lee

Psalms of Ascent: The Journey Home

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• Praise for God’s Protective Power
• Prayers for God’s Protective Power

Questions for Further Study or Group Discussion:

1. Read Psalm 129. What genres of psalms could Psalm 129 fall under? How does this help with our understanding of this psalm?
2. In v. 1-4, the psalmist looks back and praises God for his past deliverance. What particular event in the history of God’s people might the psalmist be referring to (consider Hosea 11:1)?
3. How does the psalmist’s reflection and response to the reality of affliction help us in our own times of affliction and persecution?
4. V. 5-8 shifts this psalm from praise to prayer, what is the psalmist praying for? How does the psalmists prayer help inform our understanding of both God and the world we live in?
5. How does this psalm point us to the gospel? How can you take this psalm and make it your prayer this week? 

Memory Verse of the Week:

Hosea 11:1 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. (ESV)