Sunday, February 06, 2011

Psalm 132 retold

This passage has been a great encouragement to me as I've been praying for some things for my church recently. God so loved my church he died for her and he lives for her:

Psalm 132

An attempt to pray its fulfilment

Remember, O Lord, in David's favour,
all the hardships he endured,

Remember, Father God, in Christ's favour
his suffering in his life and death,

how he swore to the Lord
and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

remember that he swore to you,
he made a solemn vow to you

"I will not enter my house
or get into my bed,
I will not give sleep to my eyes
or slumber to my eyelids,
until I find a place for the Lord,
a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

He promised,
"I will not rest until I build somewhere for you to live"

Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah;
we found it in the fields of Jaar.

Listen close everyone, we have heard amazing news in Bethlehem,
news that God was in Jesus Christ

"Let us go to his dwelling place;
let us worship at his footstool!"

Let us go to Jesus Christ where God is,
and there worship

Arise, O Lord, and go to your resting place,
you and the ark of your might.

Father come and find your rest in your church,
you and your Son with you.

Let your priests be clothed with righteousness,
and let your saints shout for joy.

Our Father, make your people righteous,
make them shout in joy

For the sake of your servant David,
do not turn away the face of your anointed one.

You should do this for Jesus' sake,
please do not forget him.

The Lord swore to David a sure oath
from which he will not turn back:
"One of the sons of your body
I will set on your throne.
If your sons keep my covenant
and my testimonies that I shall teach them,
their sons also forever
shall sit on your throne."

We know that the Father swore to the Son,
and he will never renege on such a commitment,
The Father said "I will make one of David's sons
the king of my church,
and because he will keep my covenant perfectly
he will reign forever.

"This is my resting place forever;
here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

Our Father said "as my Son will reign forever in the church
so I will abide in my Son and be with him
I will settle permanently to rest in the church.
Why? Because I love the church.

I will abundantly bless her provisions;
I will satisfy her poor with bread.
Her priests I will clothe with salvation,
and her saints will shout for joy.

I will give in overflowing generosity,
I will feed the church
I will provide all she needs
and her members will shout for joy!

There I will make a horn to sprout for David;
I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.
His enemies I will clothe with shame,
but on him his crown will shine."

In the church Jesus will be honoured.
but those who oppose Jesus will be shamed

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