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Posted by Psalms on Friday, 12 February 2016
Psalms 122:2
Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
122:2. Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem, or, better, “our feet are standing.” The words imply present and joyous standing within the walls of the city of peace; or perhaps the pilgrims felt so sure of getting there that they antedated the joy, and spoke as if they were already there, though they were as yet only on the road. If we are within the church we may well triumph in the fact. Outside the gates all is danger, and one day all will be destruction; but within the gates all is safety, seclusion, serenity, salvation, and glory. The gates are opened that we may pass in, and they are only shut that our enemies may not follow us. The Lord loveth the gates of Zion, and so do we when we are enclosed within them. What a choice favor, to be a citizen of the New Jerusalem! Why are we so greatly favored? Many feet are running the downward road, or kicking against the pricks, or held by snares, or sliding to an awful fall; but our feet, through grace divine, are standing—an honorable posture—within thy gates, O Jerusalem—an honorable position, and there shall they stand forever—an honorable future.
The Treasury of David by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
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