Sunday Psalm: 14 - Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!

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Psalm 14

New King James Version (NKJV)

Psalm 14

–To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

 ¹ The fool has said in his heart,
         “There is no God.”
         They are corrupt,
         They have done abominable works,
         There is none who does good.
       
 ² The LORD looks down from heaven upon the children of men,
         To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
 ³ They have all turned aside,
         They have together become corrupt;
         There is none who does good,
         No, not one.
       
 ⁴ Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge,
         Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
         And do not call on the LORD?
 ⁵ There they are in great fear,
         For God is with the generation of the righteous.
 ⁶ You shame the counsel of the poor,
         But the LORD is his refuge.
       
 ⁷ Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
         When the LORD brings back the captivity of His people,
         Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.

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"Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!"

That cry-of-the-heart prayer of David was answered in the coming of Christ -- the "salvation of Israel". Zion's King. The suffering servant of Isaiah. The Son of Man of Daniel. "The Word" of John's gospel. The King of Kings and Lord of Lords of Revelation. This is the day [of salvation] the Lord has made. This is your day of salvation. Embrace it. Take hold of it. Relish it. Let us rejoice and be glad in it!


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