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| 1 A Song, a Psalm, by sons of Korah. |
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| Great [is] Jehovah, and praised greatly, In the city of our God His holy hill. |
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| 2 Beautiful [for] elevation, A joy of all the land, [is] Mount Zion, The sides of the north, the city of a great king. |
Is mount Zion – The heavenly phase of the Kingdom of God. R3647:2; A295
God's agency.
The reward of The Christ. R5711:2
Sides of the north – The great eminence which Lucifer sought, that he might "sit upon the sides of the north," (Isa. 14:13) will be granted as a reward to The Christ. R5711:2
The city – The New Jerusalem. A295
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| 3 God in her high places is known for a tower. |
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| 4 For, lo, the kings met, they passed by together, |
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| 5 They have seen so they have marvelled, They have been troubled, they were hastened away. |
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| 6 Trembling hath seized them there, Pain, as of a travailing woman. |
A woman in travail – The troubles of the Day of the Lord are but the labor pains of the old, as the new dispensation is ushered into existence. R621:2
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| 7 By an east wind Thou shiverest ships of Tarshish. |
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| 8 As we have heard, so we have seen, In the city of Jehovah of hosts, In the city of our God, God doth establish her to the age. Selah. |
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| 9 We have thought, O God, of Thy kindness, In the midst of Thy temple, |
Of thy temple – The Christ. T70
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| 10 As [is] Thy name, O God, so [is] Thy praise, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness hath filled Thy right hand. |
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| 11 Rejoice doth Mount Zion, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Thy judgments. |
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| 12 Compass Zion, and go round her, count her towers, |
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| 13 Set your heart to her bulwark, Consider her high places, So that ye recount to a later generation, |
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| 14 That this God [is] our God To the age and for ever, He he doth lead us over death! |
Be our guide – Ask him to guide you, with no will of your own, no choice as to the pathway. R590:5
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