King David brought
the Ark of the Covenant, the Ark of His Presence
Back to Jerusalem after
it had been captured by the Philistines.
This was a momentous
and joyful event.
David danced before the
Ark all the way to Jerusalem.
When they arrived they
placed the Ark on Zion, God's Holy Hill,
And built a simple tent
over it, where it remained during David's reign.
Zion where the fire of
God resides, in Jerusalem which is His furnace.
God then gave David,
Gad the seer, and Nathan the prophet
Instructions for the
worship to be done at this tent,
The Tabernacle of
David; 24 hour worship;
The worship that was
the sweet smelling incense that covered the Mercy Seat.
This worship brought
the continuous Presence of God,
Which gave Israel Peace
during the Reign of David.
Speaking of the New
Covenant God says:
After this (The
Day of Pentecost) I will return
And rebuild David's
fallen tent.
That
the Remnant of men may seek the Lord,
And all the Gentiles
who bear My Name,
Says the Lord, who
does these things'
That have been known
for ages. (Acts 15:16-18)
That day David first
committed to Asaph and his associates
This
Psalm of Thanks to the Lord:
Give
Thanks to the Lord, call on His Name;
Make known among the
Nations what He has done.
Sing to Him, sing
praise to Him;
Tell of all his
Wonderful Acts.
Glory in his Holy
Name;
Let the hearts of
those who seek the Lord Rejoice.
Look to the Lord and
his Strength; seek His Face always.
Remember the Wonders
he has done, his Miracles,
And the Judgments He
pronounced
O descendants of
Israel His servant,
O sons of Jacob, His
Chosen ones.
He
is the Lord our God; His Judgments are in All the Earth.
He remembers his
Covenant forever,
The Word he
Commanded, for a Thousand Generations,
The Covenant He made
with Abraham, the Oath he Swore to Isaac.
He Confirmed it to
Jacob as a Decree, to Israel as an Everlasting Covenant:
'To you I will give
the Land of Canaan as the Portion you will Inherit.'
When they were but
Few in number, Few indeed, and Strangers in it,
They Wandered from
Nation to Nation, from one kingdom to another.
He allowed no man to
oppress them; for their sake He rebuked kings:
Do Not Touch my
Anointed Ones; do my Prophets no harm.
Sing to the Lord,
all the earth;
Proclaim his
Salvation day after day.
Declare his Glory
among the Nations,
His Marvelous Deeds
among all peoples.
For Great is the
Lord and Most Worthy of Praise;
He is to be Feared
above all gods.
For all the gods of
the Nations are idols,
But the Lord made
the heavens.
Splendor and Majesty
are before Him;
Strength and Joy in
his Dwelling Place.
Ascribe to the Lord
Glory and Strength,
Ascribe to the Lord
the Glory Due His Name.
Bring an Offering
and come before Him;
Worship
the Lord in the Splendor of His Holiness.
Tremble
before Him, All the Earth!
The World is firmly
established;
It cannot be moved.
Let
the Heavens Rejoice, let the Earth be Glad;
Let them say among
the Nations, 'The Lord Reigns!'
Let the sea resound,
and all that is in it;
Let the fields be
jubilant, and everything in them!
Then the trees of
the forest will sing,
They will sing for
joy before the Lord,
For
He comes to Judge the Earth
Give
thanks to the Lord, for He is Good;
His
Love Endures Forever.
Cry
out, 'Save us, O God our Savior;
Gather us and
Deliver us from the Nations,
That we may give
Thanks to your Holy Name,
That we may Glory in
your Praise.'
Praise be to the
Lord, the God of Israel,
From Everlasting to
Everlasting.
Then all the people
said 'Amen” and 'Praise the Lord.'
(1 Chronicles
16:7-36)
Today, this Psalm
represents our instructions
As New Covenant believers.
Each one of us, with
Christ in us, is a Tabernacle of the Presence of the Lord.
God seeks those who
will worship Him in Spirit and in Truth;
Those who will give Him
Glory and Honor and Praise;
Those who are Humble
and Contrite in heart and Tremble at His Word.
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