Seeing Jesus in the Psalms

  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...

  Psalm 97 “You who love the Lord, hate evil!” Psalm 97:10 Main Point: When Jesus is your king you have welcomed His expansive kingdom into every area of your life and you have hated evil. All the translations agree on this text. I’ve checked the English, Dutch, and French translations and they all say “hate evil” or a close equivalent. I think it means to treat it like an enemy, to remove it from your life, not to permit it to reside in your presence--and it is a command. We can see the chapter starts with the God King (who we know to be Jesus Christ) and that it is a response to His kingship. The actions that flow from the excitement and fact that the Lord God is king are what we are looking at here. Another way of looking at Psalm 97 is to say we recognise the rule of God, and the things that we see in the Psalm are the natural and right responses from a person who is happy to be ruled by God as King.  I want God to rule me. I want God to be my King. I know that Jesus is th...