Helpless and Hopeful | Psalm 127 | Eric Ortlund
In this Oak Hill College Chapel Talk, Dr. Eric Ortlund (Lecturer in Old Testament and Biblical Hebrew) preaches from Psalm 127. Are you running on the treadmill of 80-hour work weeks and late-night study sessions, driven by anxiety? Psalm 127 is designed to push us into a position that is slightly uncomfortable yet deeply comforting: feeling entirely helpless and profoundly hopeful at the exact same time.
Looking at the historical context of ancient Israel, Eric unpacks why human effort apart from God is pure vanity—and why true sleep is a gift of grace. Moving beyond "babies are cute," verse…
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