Words of insight and wisdom. . .

The Traveler's Psalm, often sung before a journey, part of the "Songs of Ascents" from the King James Version.

The front cover of the devotional shows a forest beginning to show autumn colour, and a quote from psalm 96:

Let the fields be joyful, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice before the Lord.

The autumn fields and woods, and the Traveler's Psalm: Frodo started so many journeys in autumn-- his birth, his coming of age and loss of Bilbo, his quest, and his crossing.

I will lift up my eyes to the hills--from whence comes my help?

My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber.

Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

The LORD is your keeper: the LORD is your SHADE at your right hand.

The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.

The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul.

The LORD shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore.


And how true, how the LORD kept Frodo and Sam, and preserved them from all evil.

This was sent to me by my friend Linda F. With thanks and gratitude to her.