“In Judah God is known; His name is great in Israel. In Salem also is His tabernacle, and His dwelling place in Zion. There He broke the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword of battle.” (vv.1-3)
This psalm is a song of praise for deliverance from an enemy. Evidently written on some occasion when an attack had been made on "Salem," that is, on Jerusalem, and the was enemy driven back. While the occasion is unknown; the meaning is, that God drove the invading army back, and showed his power in defending the city.
Many of the circumstances in the psalm would agree well with the account of the invasion of the Assyrians under Sennacherib. At that time, the Assyrians besieged Jerusalem and it seemed as though nothing could stop them - until God sent a single angel into the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 while they slept (2 Kings 19). The result of this great deliverance would have definitely caused the people of Jerusalem, both sinner and saint, to fear and reverence the LORD at the display of His power.
As Christians, God is known in us, and His name is great in our lives. His tabernacle is in our hearts, and His Sprit makes it His dwelling place. Therefore, when we are under siege by the enemy His deliverance is but a prayer away, for He hears the cries of His people.
The Truth: “The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them, and delivers them from all their troubles.” (Psalm 34:17)
This psalm is a song of praise for deliverance from an enemy. Evidently written on some occasion when an attack had been made on "Salem," that is, on Jerusalem, and the was enemy driven back. While the occasion is unknown; the meaning is, that God drove the invading army back, and showed his power in defending the city.
Many of the circumstances in the psalm would agree well with the account of the invasion of the Assyrians under Sennacherib. At that time, the Assyrians besieged Jerusalem and it seemed as though nothing could stop them - until God sent a single angel into the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 while they slept (2 Kings 19). The result of this great deliverance would have definitely caused the people of Jerusalem, both sinner and saint, to fear and reverence the LORD at the display of His power.
As Christians, God is known in us, and His name is great in our lives. His tabernacle is in our hearts, and His Sprit makes it His dwelling place. Therefore, when we are under siege by the enemy His deliverance is but a prayer away, for He hears the cries of His people.
The Truth: “The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them, and delivers them from all their troubles.” (Psalm 34:17)
