Psalm 27:6

Psalm 27:6  

At His sacred tent

     We should, by now, have got the picture! David is surrounded by enemies, vicious enemies, bloodthirsty men armed to the teeth who plan to destroy him. Their armour is ready, the soldiers are well equipped and battle hardened, all they await is the command to advance. Psalm 22:12 likens these armies to the bulls of Bashan. Ancient Bashan was renowned for its forests and fertile grazing land and herds of cattle were bred there; there was no bull so powerful or great as a Bashan bull. There is a sense of gloom and impending disaster in the air as the bulls loom over Israel. And where is David? He’s still at the Tabernacle, the sacred tent, and he is shouting for joy and singing and making music to the Lord! 

This verse is a game-changer, it follows directly on from the security features of verse 5; the man who has hidden in the sacred tent and who stands on the rock will not be intimidated. His head will be exalted above the enemies who surround him. David knows that no amount of planning and strategy and war preparation can save him, so what does he do? He goes to the Tent of the Lord and praises and worships. As he does this, he realises that the Lord will exalt him over his enemies.

How we need to grasp this lesson. “Lord help us to remember this.” Like David, we are surrounded by enemy armies, the Satan is intent on our destruction, the demon hordes are pawing the ground in anticipation. So, what do we do? We go to the sacred tent, the place where we meet with God and we sacrifice with shouts of joy and sing and make music to the Lord. And then our enemies know that they cannot touch us for the Lord God has exalted us over them! Try it. It works! Hallelujah! 

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