Psalms 24:1-10
In Psalms 22:1-31 we find a Saviour. That is the past, the cross, where it all began. Psalms 23:1-6 corresponds with the present: we experience the care of a Shepherd. ; Psalms 24:1-10 next opens the future to us: here we admire the King of Glory.
All these psalms are written by David, a man who knew rejection and suffering, but who was also the shepherd of Israel (2 Samuel 5:2) and glorious king of Zion. Psalms 24:1-10 begins with the affirmation of the LORD’s rights over the earth. There the cross was erected (Psalms 22:1-31). It is at present a dark valley (Psalms 23:1-6). But soon the LORD will establish His throne there. "The world, and they that dwell therein" will then have to recognise the One to whom they belong and to submit to His rule. Some will only decide to do so as a result of constraint, yielding "feigned obedience", as it says in Psalms 18:44 (margin). For our part, may we be able from this day forward to yield obedience and love to the Lord Jesus. To have a part in the Kingdom the citizens must possess its characteristics (vv. 3-6); the Lord Jesus made them known from the outset of His ministry (cf. v. 4 with Matthew 5:8). He was the King, the Messiah of Israel. But His people rejected Him, so that He went forth, bearing His cross (John 19:5; John 19:17). Let us contemplate Him now, entering in as the LORD Himself, the King of Glory, to His reign of blessing.