... in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen. Through the prayers of our
holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen. Glory
to You, our God, Glory to You.
O Heavenly King,
the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, You are everywhere and fill all things,
Treasury of blessings, and Giver of life: come and abide in us, and cleanse us
from every impurity, and save our souls, O Good One.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy
Immortal, have mercy on us (three times).
Glory be to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it is now, was in the
beginning, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Psalm 132:1-18[1]
A Song of Ascent.
Lord,
remember David, [and] all his
afflictions. How he swore to the Lord, vowed to the Mighty of Jacob, “Surely I will not come to the
tabernacle of my house, or go up to my bed.
I will not give sleep to my eyes, slumber to my eyelids, until I find a
place for the Lord, a dwelling for the Mighty of Jacob.”
Lo, we heard of it at Ephrathah[2]. We found it in the fields of the wood. We will go to His tabernacles. We will worship at His footstool. Arise, Lord, to Your
rest; You, and the Ark of Your strength.
Let Your priests be clothed with
righteousness. Let Your saints shout for
joy. For Your servant David’s sake, turn
not away the face of Your Christ. The Lord has sworn [in] truth to
David. He will not turn from it.
“Of the fruit of your body I will seat on your
throne. If your children will keep My
covenant, My testimony that I shall teach[3] them,
their children shall also sit on your throne forever.”
For the Lord has chosen
Zion. He has desired [it] for His dwelling. “This [is] My rest forever. Here
will I dwell: for I have desired it. I
will abundantly bless her provision. I
will satisfy her poor with bread. I will
also clothe her priests with salvation. Her
saints shall shout aloud for joy. There
will I make the horn of David bud. I
have ordained a lamp for My Christ. I will
clothe His enemies with shame. His crown
shall flourish on Him.”[4]
[1] Psalm
89 also records the Davidic Covenant in great detail: there, in the context of
defeat; here, in the context of consummation and victory.
David begins with the determination to build the Temple of
Yahweh in Jerusalem, the place for the Shekinah to dwell. However Yahweh rejected David’s vow, giving the
privilege to Solomon. David had to
settle for a temporary tent (2 Samuel 7).
David is a prophet (Acts 2:30-31). Here he looks ahead to the birth of Jesus in
Bethlehem. Yes, Solomon will be a type
of the Glory of God, and the Shekinah will come to dwell in the
First Temple. However, Jesus is the true
Shekinah, who will take His seat on the Ark, on the mercy seat, on
Pentecost, 33 AD.
It is the great Pentecost event that calls forth the birth of The
Church. When is the kingdom borne? When her King is seated on His throne, the
Ark. Thus the Apostles and all the
believers are clothed with the Holy Ghost in fire, and begin to work
miracles. The earthly kingdom of David
failed in misery in 586 BC.
Nevertheless, God’s promises stand forever, and God had not yet uttered
His last Word on the matter.
Now David concludes with the salient points from God’s promise
to him, and gives a more detailed explanation of it.
[2] Bethlehem,
the place of fruitfulness, where Jesus was born
[3] God’s
teaching is faithful; it never fails nor falters. On the other hand, the audience is often wilfully
deaf.
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