A Song for the Sabbath Site 5
Narrative for Site 5 on the Sabbath Trail
by Pastor Merlin Knowles
The Bible is clear that King David was a sinner, but he is also called a man after God's own heart -- not because of how often he fell, but because he kept coming back to God. It was in his heart to do God's will, even though he struggled with his sinful nature. David wrote this powerful and beautiful Psalm specifically for the Sabbath. It describes a pinnacle of Sabbath understanding in the Old Testament. This Psalm of the Sabbath has several sections of 3 or 4 verses each. It shows that the Sabbath vindicates God against Satan's false accusations. The sections show that the Sabbath, rather than being a day of drudgery, is a day of delight and joy, a time to bask in His love, a time to worship and adore the Creator God. He is seen not only as the Creator God, but the recreating and sanctifying God who makes His people holy. The Sabbath also becomes a day to anticipate the ultimate glory of His presence, the ultimate rest in the kingdom.
1998
A Song for the Sabbath: Psalm 92
The ideal God desires His people to experience in Sabbath keeping is described by King David, a repentant sinner, "a man after God's own heart." This Sabbath song vindicates God against Satan's false accusations. It proclaims the Sabbath as; a day of exquisite delight; a day to adore our Creator; a day to bask in His redeeming love; a day to acknowledge His sanctifying power; a day to anticipate ultimate glory in His presence. I Sam. 13:14 Ps. 92
2008
Una Canción para el Sábado: Salmo 92
El ideal de Dios para su gente en experimentar el guardar el sábado, es descrito por el rey David, un pecador arrepentido, "Jehová se ha buscado varón según su corazón." Esta canción del sábado vindica a Dios contra las falsas acusaciones de Satanás. Proclama el sábado como un día de exquisita delicia; un día para adorar a nuestro Creador; un día para meditar en su amor redentor; un día para reconocer su poder santificador; un día para anticipar la gloria en su presencia. 1 Samuel 13:14, Salmo 92
2016