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Read: Psalm 136 vs 1-26

When I was growing up I remember on a number of occasions hearing people speak who were sharing what was called ‘their testimony’. A testimony was a talk where someone would tell the story of their life, but it was told from the particular angle of how God had been at work, finding them, helping them and keeping them going.

Read: Psalm 134 vs 1-3

Today we come to the last of our ‘songs of ascents’, songs sung on the road to Jerusalem as God’s people made their way to the temple to worship. These people would looked forward greatly to being in the temple and there would have been much joy as when they would have gathered, singing, praying and sharing in the sacrifices that were made as a reminder of God’s desire to draw close to His people.