Pilgrimage: Psalms for the Journey

A study of the “Psalms of Ascent” in Psalms 120-134

“To be human is to be in trouble”
Eugene Peterson

7 Penitential Psalms (Psalms of

):
Psalm 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143

1. A Cry to

(vv. 1-2)

“Sin will take you

than you want to go, keep you

Reveal Answer

than you want to stay, and cost you

Reveal Answer

than you want to pay.”

2. A Contemplation about

(vv. 3-4)

3. A Consideration about

(vv. 5-6)

4. A Chorus about the

(vv. 7-8)