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Psalm 132 This is My Resting Place Forever


  
Psalm 132
1 Lord, remember David and all his afflictions;
2 How he swore to the Lord, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3 “Surely I will not go into the chamber of my house, or go up to the comfort of my bed;
4 I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,
5 Until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
6 Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of the woods.
7 Let us go into His tabernacle; let us worship at His footstool.
8 Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
9 Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let Your saints shout for joy.
10 For Your servant David’s sake, do not turn away the face of Your Anointed.
11 The Lord has sworn in truth to David; He will not turn from it:
“I will set upon your throne the fruit of your body.
12 If your sons will keep My covenant and My testimony which I shall teach them,
Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place:
14 “This is My resting place forever; Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
15 I will abundantly bless her provision; I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16 I will also clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
17 There I will make the horn of David grow; I will prepare a lamp for My Anointed.
18 His enemies I will clothe with shame, But upon Himself His crown shall flourish.”

Music © 2009 by Esther Mui. Performed by Grace Soon.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission.
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Psalm 133 Behold, How Good and How Pleasant It Is



1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brethren to dwell together in unity!
2 It is like the precious oil upon the head,
Running down on the beard, The beard of Aaron,
Running down on the edge of his garments.
3 It is like the dew of Hermon,
Descending upon the mountains of Zion;
For there the Lord commanded the blessing—
Life forevermore.

Music © 2009 by Esther Mui. Violin by Audrei Foong.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission.
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Psalm 134 Behold, Bless the Lord


  
Music Copyrighted 2009 by Esther Mui.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission.

 Psalm 134
1 Behold, bless the Lord, All you servants of the Lord! Who by night stand in the house of the Lord!
2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, And bless the Lord.
3 The Lord who made heaven and earth, Bless you from Zion!
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Songs of Ascents (2010)


This is the 1st Scripture song album, released in January 2010. In June 2009, Esther was asked by our pastor to put music to Scripture, word for word, specifically to the 15 Songs of Ascents (Psalms 120 to 134) From the start of the first psalm she worked on (which was Psalm 130) to the completion of the last one (Psalm 133), we did not cease to be amazed, for the Lord gave her melody after melody to fit His Words. We believe this is because we, the church of Jesus Christ, are entering into a season when these psalms will become more and more relevant, as we look forward to our Lord’s return.


A special thanks to the following:
To Audrei and Anthea Foong, for the beautiful violin in Psalms 126 & 133;
To Arianne Tiew, for the lead vocals in Psalm 128; & the other lovely voices-Sandra Kee, Alyssa Tiew, Lee Lizanne & Grace Lim
To Grace Soon, my sister, for lending her voice to make Psalms 132 & 134 sound more majestic.
Thank you.

Tracks Listing:

1. Psalm120 In My Distress I Cried to the Lord

Psalms 120-134, also called the Songs of Ascents, are basically songs sung by the Israelites as they “ascended” in their pilgrimage to Jerusalem (Zion) to worship God at the annual feasts. The Songs of Ascents collectively have a Zion-ward movement and express a deep yearning to be in Zion, the eternal dwelling place of God. These 15 psalms can be divided into five groups of three. The first four groups (Psalms 120–131) share similar themes: the first psalm has the pilgrim crying out to God for help in a situation of distress; the second emphasizes the Lord as the deliverer; and the third rejoices the pilgrims’ ultimate security in Zion where God dwells. The last three songs (Psalms 132–134) are all psalms of arrival celebrating the blessing of being and fellowshipping in the Presence of God in Zion.

Why sing the Songs of Ascents? Firstly, it is in obedience to God’s command to use psalms in worship (Col. 3:16, Eph. 5:19, 1Cor 14:26) and to meditate on His Word day and night (Psalm 1) that we might be blessed. Singing makes memorizing much easier. Secondly, many Scriptures are prophetic of the end time, and none more so than the Songs of Ascents. These psalms teach and prepare us to face the distressing tribulations that the true Church of Jesus Christ will increasingly experience in this end time (Mt 24: 9-13, 22). The ancient pilgrims’ cries of hope in distress are becoming our cries to God for our own deliverance. Furthermore, their joyful arrival in Zion encourages us to hold on to our blessed hope in Christ when He returns to take us to reign with Him in Jerusalem (Rev. 20:4). Lastly, the Songs of Ascents remind us that even now, we are all pilgrims on an inward spiritual pilgrimage Zion-ward as we await our literal ascent to Jerusalem. Therefore, we are exhorted not to love the world or the things in the world, to forsake all, take up our cross daily and follow Christ.  


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