Psalm 61, though “short” in length, is “heavy” In Truth.

Verse 4 alone is worth its weight in gold!

“I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.” Hear David’s resolve, concentration, love!

God’s “tabernacle” (in Hebrew “ohel”) means the Lord’s “tent” (141 times translated this way in the King James Version). No doubt meaning the “Tabernacle in the Wilderness,” the pattern of which God gave Moses long ago. (Exodus 25:9)

God’s “wings” there (in the tabernacle) can only refer to the Most Holy Place, the Ark of the Covenant, and to the actual “wings” of two cherubim (angels) that overshadowed the “Mercy Seat,” that blood-sprinkled Seat where God Almighty sat in residence, called His “Dwelling Place!” (Exodus 25:20)

“Abide” means “to dwell” in the sense of “living” there, not merely temporarily visiting that august Place!

Then “trust” as a verb in our verse means “to flee for safety, protection,” even “for hope!”

Wow!

Put all these words, definitions back together and you are looking at one of the greatest privileges we have as Believers in Jesus!

Living “under the very shadow” of His Presence!

Psalm 91 opens with the same thought, the same picture … “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. “

Psalm 23 ends with the same idea … “And I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.”

This position (living by His Side, under His Wings, in His very Presence) is overwhelming!

Enjoy your heritage, dear Christian friend!

BUT SOMEONE MAY BE SKEPTICALLY SAYING … “THIS IS OLD TESTAMENT IMAGERY.”

(What’s wrong with that, the Old Testament, I think! It is God inspired too, without error.)

Nevertheless, let’s go to the New Testament as well!

Paul teaches us in Ephesians 2:6 that God, when He saved us … “hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.”

There it is!

Sitting with Jesus, in Heaven, by the Father’s Right Hand!

Glory!

You do whatever you choose with this vital, glorious Truth.

I plan on enjoying my “seat” all day long! Basking in the Light of my dear Saviour, savoring His Identity, His Power, His Person! And so much more!

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

What a perspective … “I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.”

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