Thursday, January 24, 2008
Psalm 24
Psalm 24Of David. A psalm.
1 The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it;
2 for he founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the waters.
3 Who may ascend the hill of the LORD ?
Who may stand in his holy place?
4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul to an idol
or swear by what is false.
5 He will receive blessing from the LORD
and vindication from God his Savior.
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him,
who seek your face, O God of Jacob.
Selah
7 Lift up your heads, O you gates;
be lifted up, you ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
8 Who is this King of glory?
The LORD strong and mighty,
the LORD mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, O you gates;
lift them up, you ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
10 Who is he, this King of glory?
The LORD Almighty—
he is the King of glory.
Selah
My reflections on this Psalm:
This psalm, like many others, starts off by praising God in saying that He created the earth and everything in it. Because of His holiness, only those with clean hands and a pure heart may enter His presence. God will also bless those who actively seek Him out. Today, we should search our hearts. Only if we have a blameless heart can we have intimacy with God.
Finally, the psalm ends, again by glorifying the Lord. Reminds me of two songs, Glory (the song which goes "lift up your hands, open the doors, let the king of glory come in and forever be our God") and Open Up the Gates :)
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By the way, I had some free time today and made a Year of Sabbath wallpaper for handphones (to use as a background/screensaver). You can download it here (the first one is 240x320 pixels while the second one is 176x220 pixels; download the appropriate version for your phone):
Note: For a Year of Sabbath wallpaper for computers, see here.
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God bless you,
:) John