Psalm 132:1 Remember, O Lord, in David's favor,
all the hardships he endured,
2 how he swore to the Lord
and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
3 “I will not enter my house
or get into my bed,
4 I will not give sleep to my eyes
or slumber to my eyelids,
5 until I find a place for the Lord,
a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
Psalm 133:1 Behold, how good and pleasant it is
when brothers dwell in unity!
2 It is like the precious oil on the head,
running down on the beard,
on the beard of Aaron,
running down on the collar of his robes!
Psalm 134:1 Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord,
who stand by night in the house of the Lord!
2 Lift up your hands to the holy place
and bless the Lord!
As one reads these Psalms of Ascent, hopefully we are getting the sense of excitement and anticipation that the people of Israel had about going to Jerusalem to worship? What was the big deal? God was going to be there. Yes, they knew as we that God is everywhere, but there is a special sense of His presence when His people gather together at His place with His servants leading in worship. David, their great king, had that notion as he promised to make a permanent place for the worship of God. He was not trying to limit God or peg Him down. He knew that for man we need somewhere to go, leaving behind the mundane things of life, to focus on God. When we do so together, it keeps us even more mindful of Him.
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