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| 1 [[A Melodious Song. For the Sons of Korah.]] Great is Yahweh, and worthy to be mightily praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain. |
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| 2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of all the land, Is Mount Zion, in the recesses 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 palaces, is to be known as a high tower. |
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| 4 For lo! Kings–Met as appointed, Passed by together; |
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| 5 They themselves, saw, So, were they amazed, Dismayed–they hurried way! |
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| 6 Trembling, seized them, there, Pangs, like hers who is 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 With an east wind, wilt thou shatter the ships of Tarshish. |
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| 8 Just as we have heard, So, have we seen, In the city of Yahweh of hosts, In the city of our God, God himself, will establish her, unto times age-abiding. [Selah.] |
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| 9 We have thought, O God, upon thy lovingkindness, In the midst of thy temple: |
Of thy temple – The Christ. T70
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| 10 According to thy Name, O God, So, be thy praise, unto the ends of the earth, With righteousness, is, thy right hand, filled. |
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| 11 Let Mount Zion rejoice, Let the daughters of Judah exult, Because 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 Go round Zion, and compass her about, Reckon up her towers; |
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| 13 Apply your mind to her rampart, Pass between her palaces, That ye may recount them to an after generation; |
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The generation after – The world of mankind under the New Covenant. |
| 14 For, this God, is our God, to times age-abiding and beyond, He himself, will conduct us till 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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