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“The LORD is in His Holy Temple”
“The LORD is in his holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven: his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man” Psalm 11:3. A direct quote from verse 1, the lyrics of “Flee as a bird to your mountain …” have been a favorite song for many. But, the context is David’s friends telling him to run away from his struggle—like a bird would do before an impending storm. David begins, however, by reaffirming his trust in God as his refuge. If his “friends” are correct and the foundations are destroyed, then what can the righteous do? This is not case, though, as the LORD is in His holy temple of heaven and tests all of mankind. The last verse upholds that His character is righteous and that those who reflect His character, the ‘upright,’ shall behold His face while the wicked and the one who loves violence will be judged with ‘fire and sulfur and a scorching wind.’ Despite what his friends see about the world (and how could they not with all the chaos that they saw that has just grown worse today), David and the faithful today know that the LORD is always a firm foundation and a refuge in which the upright can always take refuge. Do you flee like a bird to your mountain—who is the LORD?
