Psalm 132:18

 

Psalm 132:18

All about our clothing

The Bible often uses the imagery of clothing to describe the character or behaviour of an individual. Even God is described as being clothed in a certain way, for instance in Psalm 104:1-2 He is “clothed with splendour and majesty. “The Lord wraps Himself in light as with a garment.” On the other hand, in Psalm 73:6, the arrogant and wicked wear “Pride as their necklace, they clothe themselves with violence.” Earlier in this Psalm, in verses 9 and 16, the prayer is that the priests of Israel are clothed with righteousness and salvation. 

Paul uses this imagery on more than one occasion and instructs us to “clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.” Romans 13:14. Paul also encourages us all to put on the armour of God and goes on, in Ephesians 6, to describe in detail the various items that we will need in our battle against evil powers. The last word on this can be left to the Apostle Peter who calls on his fellow believers to “clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but shows favour to the humble.” 1 Peter 5:5. 

We can tell a lot about a person simply by the clothes they wear, but has it occurred to us that the spiritual clothes are what God sees and that He appraises our dress code on a regular basis?  He Himself is dressed in light and truth and righteousness, and He looks to His children to put on the royal robes. Have you noticed that we can tell very quickly how some men and women are clothed, their attitudes, language and behaviour betray their character and their loyalties, it is unusual for them to change their fashion tastes.

The Psalm ends with the Lord clothing His enemies with shame, for one day when it is too late, they will see who His is and be filled with remorse. Meanwhile David’s family and his ultimate successor will be “adorned with a radiant crown!” That is Yeshua of course! Hallelujah!

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