All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations will bow down before him,
for dominion belongs to the Lord
and he rules over the nations.
We left this very Psalm at the apex of history, our Lord Jesus Christ dying upon the cross of our shame.
We return to find a glorious hymn of praise, of recognition, seeing into hearts and seeing into the future, even to the ends of the earth, families of nations bowing before Him.
Proclaiming His righteousness to a people yet unborn.
Many are those praying in this very hour, grief-stricken for those who are suffering from a deadly virus and the fear of its contagion.
Others are simultaneously lamenting that over the face of the earth mankind should fear death and be filled with anxiety lest illness and ruin strike, but remaining untouched by the ravages of abortion and decimations of wickedness that sent the Son of God to death.
There are those who are sorrowing on account of the little shards of coldness in their own hearts, where lawlessness has frozen the wellspring of compassion that is Christ in us.
It will not be like this forever. The day will come when,
Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord.
They will proclaim his righteousness,
declaring to a people yet unborn:
He has done it!
That day will dawn when we will say to the unborn, no one licenses your death, that you should never see the light of day. He has done it! That day has come for millions and will come for millions more, when children will be conceived in hope and in the promise of the goodness of the Lord, and when the promise that “no plague shall come near your tent” (Psalm 91:10) will comfort and revive us again.
You who fear the Lord, praise Him!
Honor and revere Him!
He has not despised or scorned your suffering and affliction!
We who fear Him may praise Him now, and we do. We who honor and revere Him may lift to His throne and to His heart those in whose souls are the ravages of the pride of life, those whose hearts condemn them. A greater than our hearts is with us, mighty to save (1 John 3:20,) and that means He is mighty to turn hearts to righteousness, to impart to us and to those we love that which He Himself desires for us, “truth in the inmost parts” … in this hour, Lord, “make us to know wisdom!” (Psalm 51:6)
I will declare your name to my people;
in the assembly I will praise you.
You who fear the Lord, praise him!
All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!
Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!
For he has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one;
he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.
From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;
before those who fear youI will fulfill my vows.
The poor will eat and be satisfied;
those who seek the Lordwill praise him—
may your hearts live forever!
All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations will bow down before him,
for dominion belongs to the Lord
and he rules over the nations.
All the rich of the earth will feast and worship;
all who go down to the dust will kneel before him—
those who cannot keep themselves alive.
Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord.
They will proclaim his righteousness,
declaring to a people yet unborn:
He has done it!
Germain Pilon, 1572, part of the Resurrection Group, marble
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