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| 1 A Song of degrees. Jehovah, remember for David all his affliction; |
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| 2 How he swore unto Jehovah, vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob: |
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| 3 I will not come into the tent of my house, I will not go up to the couch of my bed; |
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| 4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, slumber to mine eyelids, |
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| 5 Until I find out a place for Jehovah, habitations for the Mighty One of Jacob. ... |
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| 6 Behold, we heard of it at Ephratah, we found it in the fields of the wood. |
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| 7 Let us go into his habitations, let us 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, Jehovah, 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 Jehovah 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 keep my covenant, and my testimonies which I will teach them, their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne. |
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 Jehovah hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his dwelling: |
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 needy ones with bread; |
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| 16 And I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. |
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| 17 There will I cause the horn of David to bud forth; 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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