King Jesus

"God reigns over the universe as a magnificent King whose resplendent royalty fills every corner of creation. We see this especially in the psalter, which reads like a collection of coronation hymns. The book of Psalms glorifies God as King and exults in the benefits of his kingdom. Consider just a sampling of statements from various enthronement psalms:

▪The Lord is king forever and ever; the nations perish from His land (10:16).

▪ Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle! Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory! Selah (24:7–10).

▪ The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord sits enthroned as kingforever. May the Lord give strength to His people! May the Lord bless his people with peace! (29:10–11)

▪ God has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm! God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne. The princes of the peoples gather as the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted! (47:5–9)

▪ Yet God my King is from of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth (74:12).

▪ For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods (95:3).