0565. Israel's Distress-Wanderers

Israel’s Distress-Wanderers

"In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and He heard me" Psa_120:1).

The Psalm before us presents Israel, a wanderer among the nations. The 5th verse reads: "Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!" This expression is significant of the cruelties placed upon God’s chosen people as they wandered hither and thither mid the ungodly nations; as they dwelt with those who hated peace; as they came in contact with men who practiced war.

For twenty-three hundred years, the distress of this Psalm has been upon the children of Israel; without a home; without a king, and for the greater part without a temple, they have been driven hither and thither among the nations; sifted, as grain is sifted through a sieve.

In all of their wanderings sharp arrows have been used against them. They have felt the slander of the false and deceitful tongue; they have known the anguish that acrues from lying lips. Let us not forget to pray that God will deliver His people.

Autor: R.E. NEIGHBOUR