A song of ascent written by King David. Ps 124 is a worship song and a

national anthem. It was written by Israel's godly king and it stands as a universal call to worship. In

this installment, the songs of ascent shift to the 2nd person perspective directing the attention and

commanding the confession of all the people to affirm their source of help and hope. Just as we

confess aloud together our worship text at the beginning of each service, so the nation of Israel in

corporate gathering was to repeat after the worship leader the words of this song. A psalm like this

would be appropriate for days of historic significance. Too many days like this come and go on our

own calendars without a public call to worship by our leaders. National revival will certainly be

accompanied by repentance in this regard. Let us pray for the day when the glory of God becomes

the chief end of our own national identity.