m, which reveals so fully the Cross of Christ, is taken up
with the Glory of the forsaken One. God raised Him from the dead,
and so we hear at once in this Psalm the notes of triumph coming
from the lips of Him who is dead and now liveth. His triumph and His
Glory are revealed. All for whom He died, the Church, Israel, the
ends of the earth, the nations are mentioned. He is seen in the
midst of the church as well as in the midst of the future great
congregation. All the ends of the earth are yet to remember and turn
unto the Lord. The nations will come to worship before Him; His will
be the Kingdom, He will rule among the nations. But we must look at
some of these precious predictions a little closer. We need to
consider them as much as the Sufferings, the Cross of Christ.

The day of His Resurrection is first mentioned.

"I will declare Thy Name unto my brethren

"In the midst of the congregation will I praise Thee."

It is a joyous word which stands at the head of the glory section of
this Psalm. Raised from the dead He met His own with an "All hail"
--rejoice. In the Gospel of John we see Him meeting her who sought
the living One among the dead and telling her "Go and tell my
brethren." How literally this prediction has been fulfilled. And
what He tells her of "my Father and your Father, my God and your
God" declares that intimate relationship which is the result of His
death on the cross. Brought through Him to God, we are Sons of God
and Heirs of God. "He that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified
are all of one, therefore He is not ashamed to call them brethren"
(Heb. ii:11). Precious truth! He owns us as brethren. He is the
Firstborn among many brethren. The congregation mentioned here is
the church. In the midst of the church His praise is heard (Heb.
ii:12). It is true the church is not revealed in the Old Testament
but it is anticipated. And as we, saved by Grace, in possession of
His life, approach God in His worthy Name His own voice is heard; He
is the leader of our prayers and our praises. That new and intimate
relationship brought about by His atoning death at the cross is
mentioned first. He gave Himself for the church (Eph. v:25). In the
next place we hear Israel praising Him. "All ye the seed of Jacob
glorify Him; and reverence Him all ye the seed of Israel." They who
rejected Him, His people who despised Him and had such a part in the
suffering of Christ, now own Him. They acknowledge Him, whom