Doctrine of the Lord #44
44. Someone who knows that the Lord is meant by David can see why David so many times in his Psalms wrote about the Lord when writing about himself, as in Psalms 89, where we find the following:
I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David: “Your seed I will firmly establish even to eternity, and build up your throne to all generations....”
And the heavens will praise Your wonders..., Your truth also in the assembly of the saints....
Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one, and said: “I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people. I have found My servant David; with My holy oil I have anointed him, with whom My hand shall be firm; Also My arm shall strengthen him....
“My truth and My mercy shall be with him, and in My name his horn shall be exalted. Also I will set his hand on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers. He shall call to Me, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’ Also I will make him My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.... My covenant shall stand firm with him. His seed also I will make to endure to eternity, and his throne as the days of heaven....
“Once have I sworn by My holiness, I will not lie to David. His seed shall endure forever, and His throne as the sun before Me; like the moon it shall remain fixed to eternity, and be a faithful witness in the clouds.” (Psalms 89:3-5, 19-21, 24-29, 35-37)
And the like also in other Psalms, as in Psalms 45:1-17, 122:4-5, 132:8-18.
Published by the General Church of the New Jerusalem, 1100 Cathedral Road, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania 19009, U.S.A. A translation of Doctrina Novae Hierosolymae de Domino, by Emanuel Swedenborg, 1688-1772. Translated from the Original Latin by N. Bruce Rogers. ISBN 9780945003687, Library of Congress Control Number: 2013954074.
Psalms 45
1
My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
2
You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever.
3
Strap your sword on your thigh, mighty one: your splendor and your majesty.
4
In your majesty ride on victoriously on behalf of truth, humility, and righteousness. Let your right hand display awesome deeds.
5
Your arrows are sharp. The nations fall under you, with arrows in the heart of the king's enemies.
6
Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom.
7
You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.
8
All your garments smell like myrrh, aloes, and cassia. Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made you glad.
9
Kings' daughters are among your honorable women. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.
10
Listen, daughter, consider, and turn your ear. Forget your own people, and also your father's house.
11
So the king will desire your beauty, honor him, for he is your lord.
12
The daughter of Tyre comes with a gift. The rich among the people entreat your favor.
13
The princess inside is all glorious. Her clothing is interwoven with gold.
14
She shall be led to the king in embroidered work. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to you.
15
With gladness and rejoicing they shall be led. They shall enter into the king's palace.
16
Your sons will take the place of your fathers. You shall make them princes in all the earth.
17
I will make your name to be remembered in all generations. Therefore the peoples shall give you thanks forever and ever. For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth.
