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| A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. |
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| 1 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. |
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| 2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the 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 is known in her palaces for a refuge. |
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| 4 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. |
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| 5 They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away. |
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| 6 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. |
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 Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. |
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| 8 As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah. |
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| 9 We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple. |
Of thy temple – The Christ. T70
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| 10 According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness. |
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| 11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments. |
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| 12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. |
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| 13 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following. |
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| 14 For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto 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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