Heart of a Psalmist - Worshipping Christ Through The Psalms

• The People Sing- “…its godly people will sing for joy.” (16) The only reasonable response to the incredible intention of God is to worship him passionately! • The Power of David- “Here I will increase the power of David;” (17) This was accomplished in the natural kingdom by the great kings who succeeded David such as Solomon, Asa, Uzziah, Hezekiah and Josiah; and ultimately completed by Jesus, the King of Kings. • The People’s Light- “…my anointed will be a light for my people.” ‘Christ’s coming shed a glory on David’s house, and on the temple, and on David himself, such as had never previously illumined them.’ 6 • The Protection of the King- “I will clothe his enemies with shame, but he will be a glorious king.” (But upon Himself His crown shall flourish. NKJV) ‘ …the crown consecrated by promise, which the seed of David wears, shall blossom like an unfading wreath.’ 7 (18) The crown of thorns that Jesus wore at the cross provided the means to remove the curse upon mankind and now flourishes in the power of his resurrection.

1 Kraus 2 Keil & Delitzsch 3 Keil & Delitzsch 4 Kraus 5 Keil & Delitzsch 6 Spence 7 Keil & Delitzsch

PSALM 133: LIFE FOREVERMORE The Blessing of Harmony

This Psalm, attributed to King David, is his Priestly Prayer celebrating the unity of his family and the unity of the twelve tribes of Israel as they observe the Feasts of the Lord in Jerusalem. ‘ …the uniting of the people of all parts of the land for the purpose of divine worship in the one place of the sanctuary…’ 1 It corresponds to Jesus’ Priestly prayer for the love and ‘harmony’ of all his followers in the Gospel of John: “…so that they will be united just as we are.” (Jn. 17:11) It sees the nation of Israel living ‘the proper communal life of the brothers on a common, undivided inheritance…’ and foresees the incredi- ble unity that arrived with the dawn of the Gospel in the Book of Acts. It is divided into three brief sec- tions of thought:

I WONDERFUL HARMONY (1) Brothers Together II PRECIOUS HARMONY (2) Border of His Robe III REFRESHING HARMONY (3) Blessing Pronounced

INTRODUCTION:

“A song for the ascent to Jerusalem. A psalm of David.”

(See the Introduction to the Songs of Ascent.) This is the last of the four ‘Songs of Ascent’ attributed to King David (122, 124, 131, 133) although the use of more modern Hebrew words could place its writ- ing at the time of the Jews return from Babylon.

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WONDERFUL HARMONY (1) Brothers Together

“How wonderful it is, how pleasant, when brothers live together in harmony!” (“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is…”NAS)

When David uses the word ‘Behold’ (the Hebrew ‘hineneh’), it tells us that ‘the unity described ap- pears to be existent, and to present itself to the psalmist’s vision.’ 2 Its likely he was describing the unity the nation experienced when they accepted David as their King: “Then all the tribes of Israel went to

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