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Posted by Psalms on Tuesday, 9 February 2016
Psalms 132:8
Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.
132:8. The ark had been long upon the move, and no fit place had been found for it in Canaan, but now devout men have prepared a temple, and they sing. They hoped that now the covenant symbol had found a permanent abode—a rest, and they trusted that Jehovah would now abide with it forever. Vain would it be for the ark to be settled if the Lord did not continue with it, and perpetually shine forth from between the cherubim. Unless the Lord rests with us, there is no rest for us; unless the ark of his strength abides with us we are ourselves without strength. The ark of the covenant is here mentioned by a name which it well deserved, for in its captivity it smote its captors, and broke their gods, and when it was brought back it guarded its own honor by the death of those who dared to treat it with disrespect. The power of God was thus connected with the sacred chest. Reverently, therefore, did Solomon pray concerning its as he besought the living God to consecrate the temple by his presence. It is the Lord and the covenant, or rather say the covenant Jehovah whose presence we desire in our assemblies, and this presence is the strength of his people. Oh that the Lord would indeed abide in all the churches, and cause his power to be revealed in Zion.
The Treasury of David by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
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