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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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Mount Zion – The Spiritual phase of the Kingdom. This applies now (Dec. 2023) to those in heavenly glory.
The daughters of Judah – Judah, the royal tribe. This refers to the saints still on this side the veil.
Because of thy judgments – The saints praise God because they see His judgments upon all the systems of the old order, especially the plagues upon mystic Babylon. This is the beginning of the Song of Moses and the Lamb sung by the saints. See Rev. 15:1,3. |
| 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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The generation after – The world of mankind under the New Covenant. |
| 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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