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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 5 of 5
Psalms 132:1-18
This lovely song recalls the day when King David brought the ark up to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 6:17). Later on, at the consecration of the temple, Solomon ended his prayer with vv. 8-10 (2 Chronicles 6:41-42). Prophetically this psalm corresponds with the introduction of the millennial Kingdom. God will enter His dwelling place (v. 14); the whole world will be blessed and will rejoice (vv. 15, 16); Christ, the true Son of David, will receive the universal crown (vv. 17, 18). God’s unconditional promises will be accomplished in Him, by Him and for Him.
But let us take great care to notice that these are the consequences of "all his afflictions" (v. 1; cf.
1 Chronicles 22:14; David is a type of Christ, the rejected King, whilst Solomon represents the Messiah in His glory). It is because Christ suffered that He will be exalted in this way; it is because He experienced down here the sorrowful travail of His soul that the earth will enjoy God’s rest.
Let us link together vv. 2 and 11, 5 and 13, 8 and 14, 9 and 16, 10 and 17, 18 respectively. We see that this faithful man, who had God’s glory at heart, has all his wishes fulfilled one after another beyond his wildest hopes. He has to do with the One who can do infinitely more than we can ask or think (Ephesians 3:20).
