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| A Song of degrees. |
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| 1 LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions: |
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| 2 How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob; |
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| 3 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; |
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| 4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, |
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| 5 Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. |
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| 6 Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood. |
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| 7 We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool. |
At his footstool – Applied by Popists to the kissing of the Pope's foot. B309
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| 8 Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength. |
Arise, O LORD – Chanted just before the glory of the Lord filled the Temple at its dedication. R4297:4*
Referring to the cloud's lifting from the Tabernacle and going before Israel as a guide. R3060:6
Thou, and the ark – The Christ. T121
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| 9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy. |
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| 10 For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed. |
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| 11 The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. |
Fruit of thy body – The genealogical records prove Jesus to be the Son of David, as the prophets foretold. R944:1*
Fulfilled in Solomon only because Solomon was a type of the greater Son of David, who was also the Son of God. R2372:6
The typical kingdom continued from David to Zedekiah, then was taken away from the earth, never to be replaced until the Messiah replaces it as God's true Kingdom at his reign. Q93:8
If Solomon had obeyed God as did David, the deathless heir to the throne would have come from his seed as well. R467:3*
The Maccabeans did not come from the line God recognized, and the Herod family were not Jews at all. Q93:8
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| 12 If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore. |
If thy children – But they did not meet the conditions, and Solomon's line was rejected as Christ's ancestry. E130
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| 13 For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. |
Hath chosen Zion – The true Church. D158
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| 14 This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. |
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| 15 I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. |
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| 16 I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. |
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| 17 There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. |
The horn – Horns are symbols of power. T42
Of David – Type of Christ. B255
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| 18 His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish. |
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