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Psalm
132 Prayed
Praising God for fulfilling his promise to David in us
O Lord, in the Old Testament
you remembered
David
and
all the hardships he endured.
He swore an oath to you, O
Lord.
and
made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:
“I will not enter my house
or
go to my bed—
I will allow no sleep to my
eyes,
no
slumber to my eyelids,
till I find a place for the
LORD,
a
dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
Israel heard it in Ephrathah,
they
came upon it in the fields of Jaar,
as
they went on pilgrimage to the Tabernacle:
“Let us go to his dwelling
place;
let
us worship at his footstool—
arise, O LORD, and come to your
resting place,
you
and the ark of your might.
May your priests be clothed
with righteousness;
may
your saints sing for joy.”
For the sake of David your
servant,
do
not reject your Messiah.
O Lord, you, swore an oath to David,
a
sure oath that you did not revoke:
“One of your own descendants
I
will place on your throne—
if your sons keep my covenant
and
the statutes I teach them,
then their sons will sit
on
your throne for ever and ever.”
But they did not listen or pay
attention;
instead,
they followed the stubbornness
of
their evil hearts.
So you brought on them all the
curses of the
covenant
you
had commanded them to follow
but
that they did not keep.
For if there had been nothing
wrong with that first
covenant,
no
place would have been sought for another.
But the ministry Jesus has
received
is
as superior to theirs
as the covenant of which he is
mediator
is
superior to the old one,
and
it is founded on better promises.
Indeed, you promised the gospel
beforehand,
through
your prophets in the Holy Scriptures,
regarding your Son;
who
as to his human nature was this
descendant
of David.
Through
the Holy Spirit,
you
declared him with power
to be the Son of God
by
his resurrection from the dead:
Jesus
Christ our Lord.
Although he was a son,
he
learned obedience from what he suffered
and,
once made perfect,
he
became the source of eternal salvation
for
all who obey him.
For all of us who received
Christ,
to
those of us who believed in his name,
you have given us the right
to
become your children, O God.
Through the gospel we are heirs
together
with Israel,
members together of one body,
and
sharers together in the promise
in
Christ Jesus.
And if we endure,
we
will also reign with him.
O Lord our Father, you have
chosen Zion,
you
have desired it for your dwelling:
And we have come to Mount Zion,
to
the heavenly Jerusalem,
the
city of the living God.
We have come to thousands upon
thousands
of
angels in joyful assembly,
to
the Church of the firstborn,
whose
names are written in heaven.
We are like living stones,
and
you are building us into a spiritual house
to be a holy priesthood,
offering
spiritual sacrifices acceptable to you
through
Jesus Christ.
This is your resting place for ever
and ever;
here
you will sit enthroned,
for
you have desired it—
O bless your Church with
abundant provisions;
satisfy
her poor with food.
O clothe her priests with
salvation,
and
let her saints ever sing for joy:
For all of us who were baptised
into Christ,
have
clothed ourselves with Christ,
and you have chosen us to be
your people,
a
royal priesthood, a holy nation,
a
people belonging to you,
that we may declare your
praises,
for
you called us out of darkness
into
your wonderful light.
Make power and influence grow
for
the Jesus, the Son of David
and
set up a lamp for your Messiah.
Clothe Christ's enemies with
shame,
but
let the crown on his head be resplendent.
resplendent.”
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Psalm 132 Prayed
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