On Psalm 96
July 4th, 2008 by DanielPosted in Ponderances
Read Psalm 96, and note how these words sit quietly amid the many famous lines of praise: fear (4b), tremble (9b), judge (10c, 13).
When God sets things right (i.e, when He judges), it is a cause for rejoicing, since all becomes as it should be, and we should be prone to remember that it was God’s wrathful judgment upon Jesus in our place that set us right with God.
Thus,
- We glory in the Cross.
- We continue to fear God for His supremacy over us, and for the greatness of His wrath against Jesus on account of our sin.
- We no longer have any fear of God’s judgment against us, for the perfections of Christ are ours by right.