Psalm 124:7-8
“Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.”
This psalm is a song of ascent, likely sung by pilgrims going up to Jerusalem, expressing gratitude and relief for deliverance from a great danger or enemy. It reflects on a past peril from which the community was saved.
How might remembering a larger, creative power shape your actions when facing systems that feel overwhelming?