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Psalm 124: Our Help Is in the Name of the Lord
In this episode of Reading the Bible Daily with Dave, Dave Jenkins walks through Psalm 124 and explains how God delivers, protects, and preserves His people. This Song of Ascents reminds believers that if the Lord had not been on our side, we would have been overwhelmed, but our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.Psalm 124 also points us to the greater deliverance accomplished through Jesus Christ, who broke the snare of sin and death through His death and resurrection.Listen and Watch
Key Themes in Psalm 124
- God’s faithful deliverance
- The danger we cannot escape alone
- Praise for God’s rescue
- Our help in the name of the Lord
- Christ’s victory over sin and death
Memory Verse
“Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.”Psalm 124:8
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).
You can connect with Dave on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, YouTube, or subscribe to his newsletter.
When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
