Dating

(Psa 126:1 KJV)  A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.

(Proverbs 6 also read)

Let me throw in a word about interpreting scripture based on when it was written.  I think there are still a lot of people who default to David as the author of the Psalms.  Sometimes that is obvious because the Bible says in verse 1 that it was written by David.  Other times it should be obvious that David did not write it because another author is listed in the text.  Here there is no author given, but we know that David is not the one.

How can we say that?  If you don’t see it, read it again.  Notice that it’s talking about the captivity.  What captivity is that?  Did David ever experience any captivity?  Not that I know of.  It seems obvious to me that this is talking about hundreds of years after David when Israel was returned from captivity in Babylon or whatever group was in power then.

So? Don’t forget to remind yourself to keep thinking as you read.  Don’t always make assumptions.  Sometimes it might be necessary, but other times it’s more important to keep our minds engaged.  It’s hard to have a conversation with God when we are not really listening.