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Psalm 45
[Bible]Psalm 45 is a "song of loves" of the sons of Korah. A royal wedding psalm, it praises the king's majesty, victories, and everlasting throne and celebrates the marriage in which the bride is brought into the royal palace. Verses 6–7 are quoted in Hebrews 1.
Psalm 123
[Bible]Psalm 123 is one of the Songs of Ascents. It is a brief four-verse prayer in which the psalmist looks to God as a servant looks to the hand of his master, pleading for mercy amid contempt and scorn.
Psalm 127
[Bible]Psalm 127 is one of the Songs of Ascents, a five-verse psalm whose superscription bears the name of Solomon. It declares that building a house, guarding a city, the toil of earning a living, and the gift of children all depend on the LORD.
Psalm 128
[Bible]Psalm 128 is one of the Songs of Ascents. In six short verses, it portrays the blessings of the one who fears the LORD: the fruit of his labor, a wife and children, and the prosperity of Zion and Jerusalem.
Psalm 126
[Bible]Psalm 126 is a six-verse psalm and one of the Songs of Ascents. It looks back on the restoration of Zion as a joy like a dream, prays for restoration once more, and closes with the promise that those who sow in tears will reap in joy.
Psalm 130
[Bible]Psalm 130 is one of the Songs of Ascents, an eight-verse psalm in which the psalmist cries to God out of the depths, confesses that forgiveness of sin is found with God, waits for the Lord, and then urges all Israel to hope in the LORD.
Psalm 134
[Bible]Psalm 134 is the last of the "Songs of Ascents" (Psalms 120–134). A short psalm of praise in three verses, it calls the servants of the LORD who minister in the temple by night to bless the LORD and prays for the blessing that comes out of Zion.
Psalm 125
[Bible]Psalm 125 is the sixth of the "Songs of Degrees." It declares that those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, and that the LORD surrounds and protects His people.
Psalm 129
[Bible]Psalm 129 is an eight-verse poem in the collection known as the Songs of Ascents. It contains Israel's confession that, though repeatedly afflicted from its youth, it was never overcome, along with a prayer that those who hate Zion may be turned back.
Psalm 133
[Bible]Psalm 133 is one of the Songs of Ascents. This brief three-verse psalm celebrates the beauty of brothers dwelling together in unity, comparing it to the oil poured on Aaron's head and to the dew of Hermon.
Holy Spirit
[Doctrine & Theology]The Holy Spirit is the Holy Spirit whom Christianity confesses, together with the Father and the Son, as one person of the triune God. An older English name is the Holy Ghost.
Proverbs 1:7
[Bible Verses]Proverbs 1:7 declares that the fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, stating the theme of the entire Book of Proverbs. Christian schools and educational institutions widely use it as a motto, and it is often cited in discussions of the relationship between faith and learning.
Daughters of Zelophehad
[People]The daughters of Zelophehad were the five daughters of Zelophehad of the tribe of Manasseh: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. Their request for the inheritance (share of land) of their father, who had died without sons, led to the establishment of an ordinance governing inheritance by daughters.
Abijam
[People]Abijam was the second king of the southern kingdom of Judah during the period of the divided kingdom. The son of Rehoboam and the father of Asa, he reigned for three years. In 2 Chronicles and the Gospel of Matthew he is called "Abijah."
Tribe of Dan
[Bible]The tribe of Dan was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, made up of the descendants of Dan, the son of Jacob. Unable to hold the territory it was first allotted, it migrated north and settled there.
Adoptionism
[Doctrine & Theology]Adoptionism is the Christological view that Jesus was originally an ordinary man who was "adopted" as the Son of God at his baptism or resurrection. Since the early church, orthodox Christianity has rejected it as heretical.
Covenant of Redemption
[Doctrine & Theology]The covenant of redemption is the eternal agreement understood to have been made between the Father and the Son before the foundation of the world for the salvation of sinners. Reformed covenant theology presents it as the foundation of the covenant of grace.
Homoousios
[Doctrine & Theology]Homoousios is a Greek theological term affirming that the Son is true God, "of the same essence" as the Father. Adopted into the creed of the Council of Nicaea in 325, it became the standard for the doctrine of the Trinity.
Luke 15:20
[Bible Verses]Luke 15:20 is the verse in the Parable of the Prodigal Son in which the father sees his returning younger son from a distance, runs to him, embraces him, and kisses him. Because the father reaches his son before the son confesses his wrongdoing, the verse is widely cited as an illustration of God's grace and forgiveness.
Isaiah 53:5
[Bible Verses]Isaiah 53:5 is the central verse of the Song of the Suffering Servant, declaring that he was wounded for our transgressions and that with his stripes we are healed. It is a key text for the atoning death of Christ. Pentecostal traditions and other denominations disagree over whether the "healing" it describes includes physical healing.