The Lord reigneth, Jehovah the Messiah is King; LET THE PEOPLE TREMBLE, venturing into His presence only with awe and reverence; HE SITTETH BETWEEN THE CHERUBIM, the space between the outstretched wings of the golden cherubim on the mercy-seat being the place where the Lord revealed Himself to His p... [ Continue Reading ]
PRAISE OF THE MESSIAH, THE THRICE HOLY. The psalmist, in this hymn of praise which fits so well into this series, sets forth the merciful government of God, particularly as exercised in and for His Church, in the work of the Messiah.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lord is great in Zion, in His holy Church, AND HE IS HIGH ABOVE ALL THE PEOPLE, in His capacity of King in His threefold kingdom.... [ Continue Reading ]
Let them praise Thy great and terrible name, the awe-inspiring revelation of His majesty; FOR IT IS HOLY, emphatic in the Hebrew: "Holy is He," this being one line from the wonderful seraphic hymn, Isaiah 6:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
The King's strength also loveth judgment, His essential righteousness causes Him to exercise right at all times; THOU DOST ESTABLISH EQUITY, uprightness and true justice in dealing with men at all times; THOU EXECUTEST JUDGMENT AND RIGHTEOUSNESS IN JACOB. The reference is not merely to the theocrati... [ Continue Reading ]
Exalt ye the Lord, our God, for this manifestation of His grace, AND WORSHIP AT HIS FOOTSTOOL, prostrating themselves upon the steps leading up to His throne, in humble adoration, such places being found wherever the Lord finds two or three gathered together in His name: FOR HE IS HOLY. Again the wo... [ Continue Reading ]
Moses, who sometimes performed the functions of priest, Exodus 24; Exodus 40:22, AND AARON AMONG HIS PRIESTS, AND SAMUEL AMONG THEM THAT CALL UPON HIS NAME, 1 Samuel 7:8, these three being prominent representatives of the Old Testament Church; THEY CALLED UPON THE LORD, their entire worship being an... [ Continue Reading ]
He spake unto them, to His entire people, IN THE CLOUDY PILLAR; THEY KEPT HIS TESTIMONIES, the true Israelites, the people of the Lord in the real sense of the word, observed all the commandments and precepts of Jehovah, AND THE ORDINANCE, that of the covenant, THAT HE GAVE THEM.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou answeredst them, O Lord, our God; Thou wast a God that forgavest them, the entire people of the children of Israel, THOUGH THOU TOOKEST VENGEANCE OF THEIR INVENTIONS, punishing them for their misdeeds, for their acts of rebellion. Forgiveness does not include the remission of the punishment whi... [ Continue Reading ]
Exalt the Lord, our God, giving Him the honor due to His majesty and power, AND WORSHIP AT HIS HOLY HILL, on the mountain where He revealed Himself, that is, in the New Testament, wherever He comes to men in His Gospel, in His grace and truth; FOR THE LORD, OUR GOD, IS HOLY, again the emphatic: "For... [ Continue Reading ]