_Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions._ THE HOUSE OF GOD This psalm was probably composed on the occasion of the installation of the ark in the place provided for it in the temple. Solomon himself may possibly have been the author; but it is more likely that it came from the lips of one w... [ Continue Reading ]
_Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood._ HEARING, SEEKING, FINDING Long before David’s time, the ark of the Lord had been almost forgotten by the children of Israel. The first thing, therefore, for David to do was to find the ark; for it was a central portion of the... [ Continue Reading ]
_We will go into His tabernacles._ THE DEVOUT WORSHIPPER’S RESOLUTION AND ARDENT PRAYER I. His resolution. 1. Attendance at the house of God. Not merely as a duty, but as a delight. 2. Devotion in the house of God. To worship in spirit and in truth; to meet with God in His holy temple. II. His... [ Continue Reading ]
_Arise, O Lord, into Thy rest, Thou and the ark of Thy strength._ BLESSINGS ON THE SANCTUARY I. The temple is here called the place of rest, or the abiding place of God. II. The temple, gorgeous as it was, was incomplete and valueless without the ark. In all ages the ark in the Temple is its life... [ Continue Reading ]
_Let Thy priests be clothed with righteousness._ A RIGHTEOUS PULPIT We hear advocated, on platforms and elsewhere, different kinds of ministry. Some are urgent for a talented ministry. Some are urgent for an educated ministry. They insist on culture. Some are urgent for an evangelical ministry. Th... [ Continue Reading ]
_For the Lord hath chosen Zion._ GOD’S CHOICE OF ZION He giveth a reason for the absolute promise of Christ’s coming to rule the spiritual kingdom of Israel, or the Church, because the Lord had chosen Zion in the type, and the universal Church under the figure, to be His chosen Temple and habitati... [ Continue Reading ]
_I will abundantly bless her provision._ AN ABUNDANT BLESSING PROMISED TO THE CHURCH UPON HER SPIRITUAL PROVISION I. The glorious speaker--God Himself. 1. The God for whom a habitation has been prepared in the Church. If you enjoy the blessing of God upon your provision, you will cheerfully contr... [ Continue Reading ]
_I will also clothe her priests with salvation._ A CONSECRATION SERMON I. The Promiser “I”: that is, the Lord; the most true, the most constant, the most powerful God; most true and sincere in the declaration of His purpose, meet constant and immutable in the prosecution, most powerful and uncontr... [ Continue Reading ]
_I have ordained a lamp for Mine anointed._ A LAMP ORDAINED FOR GOD’S ANOINTED I. Christ as God’s anointed, 1. He is a Redeemer and Saviour of God’s choosing. 2. Called and sent of God. 3. Prophet, Priest, and King of His Church. 4. Thoroughly fitted and furnished for His work, by an unmeasura... [ Continue Reading ]
_His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon Himself shall His crown flourish._ THE REDEEMER’S GLORY, AND THE CONFUSION OF HIS ENEMIES I. The confusion of His enemies. ’Tis an astonishing and melancholy fact that such a government should have enemies, but evidently it is so (Psalms 2:1.). The op... [ Continue Reading ]