![]() ![]() Verse 6 provides the hope that verse 4 seems to preclude: Those who seek His face, who desire to know Him, are among the generation of those who receive the blessing of worshiping Him. Only the righteous, those with clean hands and pure hearts, can stand.īut consider verse 4: How clean must my hands be? How pure must my heart be? If my heart is “deceitful above all things, and desperately sick” (Jeremiah 17:9), what hope is there for me to stand before God? How could I be clean enough to worship Him? Psalm 1:5 tells us that “the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.” No, the wicked could never stand in the presence of a holy God – they can only fall on their faces before Him, and be overwhelmed by His righteous wrath. So the question is: Can I stand in God’s presence? Am I qualified to worship and praise Him? The temple is a picture of God’s presence with His people. 6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob.Ĭan I ascend the hill of the Lord? Can I stand in His holy place?ĭavid here presents us with a picture of a pilgrim ascending the hill to the temple in order to engage in the privilege of worshiping God. 5 He will receive blessing from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Psalm 24:3-6 3 Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. ![]()
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