Christ is the true ark of the covenant, and heaven is the New Jerusalem, the true seat of God’s dwelling.
The psalmist didn’t fully know how God would redeem him from death, but he knew that if we were united to an eternal God, then he must have a plan for us.
Our suffering purges and cleanses us. Our advance extends the rule and reign of Christ.
God does make our paths straight, but He often does it through what seems like a lot of crooked lines.
The cross turned everything upside down. God redeemed the world not through a top-down display of force and power, but by entering into the suffering and pain of the world.
Once God himself enters the world, then all revelation bows down to him and is ultimately fulfilled by him!
The Psalms are filled from beginning to end with the joyful declaration that God is the God of all the nations of the earth.
Death seems so ominous, so fear-producing. Yet even that final passage of death can be precious because it is the doorway into eternal life and everlasting fellowship with God and his saints.
Although we live in the twenty-first century, we still can see the widespread worship of false idols. Some worship the idols of money, houses, power, and position.
The psalm reminds us that as wonderful as it is to witness these dramatic events, redemption is no laughing matter.
Many things imprison us, but the truth of God’s Word remains unchanged, whether we feel it or not.
The emphasis on the heart and the inner life is a persistent and vibrant theme throughout the Old Testament. The difference between the two Testaments is found in the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
