Psalms 132:16. I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
The prayer in the 8th verse was, "Arise, O Lord, into thy rest." In the 14th verse, we read the answer, "This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell." Then in the 9th verse was the petition, "Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness." Now the Lord gives the response, "I will also clothe her priests with salvation." Righteousness is only a part of salvation; but oh, what glorious raiment it is when a man once wears the silken dress of salvation! Talk of "cloth of gold" - there is nothing among royal array that can be compared to the vestments of the saints. I go in for vestments when they are those of which the Lord says, "I will also clothe her priests with salvation." They shall be covered over with it, from head to foot, so that there shall be nothing of his people to be seen but his own salvation. Notice the prayer in the 9th verse, "Let thy saints shout for joy." And the answer is here, "Her saints shall shout aloud for joy." God always gives more than we ask. Silver prayers get golden answers. "Open thy mouth wide," says he, "and I will fill it." Ay, and then open it again, and he will fill it yet again, for he "is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think."
Psalms 132:16. I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
The prayer in the 8th verse was, "Arise, O Lord, into thy rest." In the 14th verse, we read the answer, "This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell." Then in the 9th verse was the petition, "Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness." Now the Lord gives the response, "I will also clothe her priests with salvation." Righteousness is only a part of salvation; but oh, what glorious raiment it is when a man once wears the silken dress of salvation! Talk of "cloth of gold" - there is nothing among royal array that can be compared to the vestments of the saints. I go in for vestments when they are those of which the Lord says, "I will also clothe her priests with salvation." They shall be covered over with it, from head to foot, so that there shall be nothing of his people to be seen but his own salvation. Notice the prayer in the 9th verse, "Let thy saints shout for joy." And the answer is here, "Her saints shall shout aloud for joy." God always gives more than we ask. Silver prayers get golden answers. "Open thy mouth wide," says he, "and I will fill it." Ay, and then open it again, and he will fill it yet again, for he "is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think."