The sanctuary was a tent, it was not until Solomon that the temple was built. Mount Zion was the holy mountain.
The Psalm sets out the qualifications for being able to enter the presence of the Lord. These qualifications are onerous:
- Having a blameless walk and doing what is right
- Speak the truth from a pure heart
- Speaking no evil whatsoever
- Never doing wrong to others
- Hating wickedness and honouring those who fear God
- Keeping our promises, whatever the cost
- Not exploiting the poor in anyway
- Complete financial integrity
Now, who of us can say we meet all these conditions perfectly? No one. Only one person has satisfied these criteria, the Lord Jesus Christ. That is why we need faith in Christ. Sometimes people object that we are being exclusive when we say that Christ is the only way to God, but to such objectors we can say "who are you to imagine you can approach God?".
The Psalm closes by saying that whoever does these things will never be shaken, and Jesus was not shaken. He endured and triumphed in all situations. If we want to be secure in life then we need to live this way as well.
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