Monday, February 19, 2024

Psalm 60: Jerusalem will be restored

 In Isaiah 60, the Lord promises to restore Jerusalem:

14 The children of your oppressors will come bowing before you;
    all who despise you will bow down at your feet
and will call you the City of the Lord,
    Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

Foreigners will treat well Jerusalem:

10 “Foreigners will rebuild your walls,
    and their kings will serve you.
Though in anger I struck you,
    in favor I will show you compassion.    
11 Your gates will always stand open,
    they will never be shut, day or night,
so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations—
    their kings led in triumphal procession.
12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish;
    it will be utterly ruined.

the children of oppressors will bow before Jerusalem:    
    
14 The children of your oppressors will come bowing before you;
    all who despise you will bow down at your feet
and will call you the City of the Lord,
    Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

The best thing in the restoration is the presence of the Lord:

19 The sun will no more be your light by day,
    nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
    and your God will be your glory.

It is true in our lives. The Lord wants to restore us, and the best thing is his presence.

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