A Song of Ascents. A royal psalm and a meditation on 2 Sm 7. See also Ps 89.
v.1-5 Petition to God that he remember David, the hardships he endured, and his vow to establish a dwelling place for the Lord (2 Sm 7:1-2).
v.6-7 The ark is found in the fields of Jaar (2 Sm 6:2-15, 1 Chr 13:5-8) and it is heard in Israel: let us worship God in his dwelling place.
v.8-10 “Arise, O Lord” was said whenever the ark was moved in the time of Moses (Nm 10:35). Here the Lord is asked to go to his resting place and clothe his priests with righteousness.
v.11-12 God’s covenant with David (2 Sm 7:11b-16, , 1 Kgs 9:1-9). The fulfillment is in the Messiah (Jesus Christ).
v.13-18 The answer to v.1-10. The Lord has chosen Zion as his dwelling place and will bless it.
Wherever believers meet to worship, and where the word of God is proclaimed, is God’s house. The building is not what counts, but rather the spiritual reality of what happens inside.