Today’s reading is Psalm 47.
The final stanza of Psalm 47 is straight up shocking. The entire psalm has been about not only Israel praising and worshiping Yahweh, but all the nations. However, the last two verses take the whole thing to a completely new level.
Not only are all nations to exalt God, but “the princes of the peoples gather as the people of the God of Abraham.” That is, all the nations are included in the gathering of God’s people. They have all become part of the assembly of Israel.
When and how did this happen?
It happened in Jesus Christ.
As Jesus said in John 10:16, He had sheep who were not of the fold of Israel. He was, I believe, talking about the other nations, the Gentiles. Then as Paul explained in Ephesians 2:11-22, though the nations were at one time alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world, Jesus removed the dividing wall of hostility. The two became one. Together, we make up the one house of God, the one Holy Temple that is being filled with the glory of God.
This is only possible because God in the person of Jesus came down, lived among us, died for us, arose to reign over us, and went up to be enthroned. He deserves to be worshiped. We must sing His praises. Disciples are to be made of every nation including ours.
Praise the Lord for Jesus Christ! Sing His praises.
Next week’s reading is Psalm 48.
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Discuss the Following Questions with Your Family
- What are your initial reactions to the psalm and the written devo above?
- Does it comfort you to know Jesus is king? Why or why not?
- How should we serve, worship, and honor Jesus as our king?
- What does it mean to you to know that instead of a building in Jerusalem, we who submit to Jesus are the temple of God’s glory?
- What do you think we should pray for and about in light of this psalm and our discussion today?
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