I. FERVENT APPEAL. A PRAYER IMPLIED (1). II. FITTING ANSWER. A PATTERN INDICATED (2-5a). 1. Positive Aspect (2). 2. Negative Aspect (3 ). 3. Positive Aspect (4 ). 4. Negative Aspect (5b ). m. FINAL ASSURANCE. A PROMISE IMPARTED (5b). SUPERSCRIPT.-A psahn of David. PRIMARY AssocrATION.-Composed by David and probably in connection with the Ark's translation to Zion, 2 Sam. vi. 12-19. Psalm is closely connected with xxiv. PROPHETIC ANTICIPATION.-A "remnant" psalm in which the godly Jws 0£ the last days are instructed as to the character befitting the citizens of Messiah's metropolis, when He sli.all be manifested and shall dwell in their midst. PERSONAL APPLICATION.-Much for the Christian to ponder here; although the ground is Jewish, moral principles are unchanging. Here is a standard for the saints. If God be among the generation of the righteous (Ps. xiv.) then their character must be conformed to His requirements of holiness, Ps. xiv. shows the Natural Man; Ps.
xv. the Spiritual Man; Ps. xiv. God with His people; Ps. xv. God's people with Him. To be a citizen of Zion is a high privilege, to be a citizen of heaven is higher still, Eph. ii. 19; Phil. iii. 20; Heb. xii. 22-24. Those among whom Jehovah dwells must be a holy people. 1 Peter i. 15-16; Heb. xii. 14, 28-29. Fellowship with Gc;,d and the fruits of the Spirit go together. Righteousness has a negative aspect as wel as a positive, it not only consists in what one does, but what one does not do, 3 and 3a. Grace alone makes one a guest of God, but a guest is bound by the laws of hospitality no less than the host, while security is recognised, sincerity is required. Note walk, works and words in 2. Holiness is exhibited not by emotion, but by character; it affects feet, hands, heart (2), tongue, ears (3) and eyes (4). VERSE NOTES 1. "Tabernacle," i.e. tent. R.V. m. refers here to the Tent which David pitched for the Ark on Mt. Zion ; "sojourn," or "be guest," Heb. usually denotes a tem porary stay, but not necessarily so, as is seen from the parallel in next line and other passages. In Eastern lands the guest enjoys the protection of his host as wdl as entertainment. The Jews were prone to assume that God's presence among them was a guarantee of their security, forgetting that it demanded holiness on their part, Micah iii. II; "hill," i.e. Zion. "· his h "b " " h his h h · d bl h d ·· m eart, r. wit eart, 1.e. e is not ou e- earte , xn. 2. 3. "friend," hr. "fellow"; (c) i.e. he does not make the faults and failings of others an object of his ridicule or sarcasm. 4. His estimate of men shows the essential truthfulness of his character. (c) "Though he hath sworn to his own hurt he changeth not," see Num. xxx. 2. d " · " b "b " This f th d rewar , 1.e. a n e. verse exposes two o e commonest an worst offences against justice, Isa. xxxiii. 15. Both have always been a curse in the East. (c) Not only shall he dwell in the presence of Jehovah, but he shall enjoy an unshaken position of blessing, iv. 8. Book One. III. Record of the Divine Redeemer, xvi.-xli. 1. The Redeemer. Source of Salvation, xvi.-xxiv.
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