This Psalm is
familiar to most of you. It has been used to comfort saints more than once or
twice, I'm sure. It even inspired Luther to write his 'A Mighty Fortress is Our
God'. Here are some things to consider in preparation for our reading it
together on Sunday.
The Psalm opens by
giving us reasons to be fearless, come what may. And why not? We enjoy to
presence of our God who provides refuge for us.
The Psalm then talks
about a city. This clarifies who the 'our' and 'we' of the first part are. This
is a Psalm made for a group of people. And while I think we all can figure out
which city in Israel was being referred to, the question to answer now is what
would this be pointing to today? What's this city of God, now that Jesus has
come?
The last section is
important because it makes clear what the point of this comfort is about. As
comforting as it is to have God as our refuge, the ultimate goal has to do with
God revealing Himself to the nations so that they can exalt Him. The Psalm, like
everything else, including that comfort, is about making God look good.
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