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Psalm 120, Peace in a World of Lies
Servants of Grace Podcast | Walking Through the Psalms
by Dave Jenkins on Friday, December 5, 2025
Episode Summary
Psalm 120 begins the Songs of Ascents with a cry from a believer living in a world filled with lies, hostility, and spiritual tension. Before the ascent toward Zion begins, the psalmist looks honestly at where he is surrounded by deceitful tongues and dwelling among those who hate peace.
In this sermon, Dave Jenkins walks through Psalm 120 to show that the journey of faith does not begin with strength or triumph, but with distress, honesty, and a desperate plea for deliverance. We see how the Lord hears the cries of His people, sustains them in a deceitful culture, and calls them to be peacemakers while living as pilgrims in a hostile world.
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
