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Seeing Jesus in Psalm 132

  Psalm 132 Here I will increase the power of David; my anointed one will be a light for my people . Psalm 132:17 “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “ I am the light of the world . Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”” John 8:12 Jesus is the Son of David. At least 14 times the New Testament uses the phrase “Son of David” to refer to Jesus. And Matthew tells us that Jesus fulfilled a prophecy of Isaiah of being a light to the people, which is also here in Psalm 132. So Jesus is, according to the New Testament writers, both the son of David and the light for the people ( John 1:4-9 , 3:19 , 9:5 , 12:36 , Luke 2:32 , Acts 26:23 , Matthew 17:2 ). And as I already wrote about in Psalm 122, I suggest we can even see the city of Jerusalem as pointing to Jesus. And it seems obvious to anyone who has read about Jesus, that we see Him as the king of Israel; He was even crucified with that title ( Revelation 19:13-16 , John 18:36 , Isaiah 9:6–7 , E...