Psalms 68:24

Psalms 68:24 says, They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.  People really cannot deny the works of God, which are visible to all, even if they claim otherwise.  Verse twenty-five adds, The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.  David then continued by speaking about the way that God's people publicly worshipped Him.  People today should see God's people, those who are followers of Christ, worshipping Him out in the world and not just see that they are gathered in a building two or three times a week.  Verse twenty-six continues, Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.  David then said that we are to bless God in congregations.  Even as we worship God in our everyday life, we are also to gather together tto worship Him.  These are not mutually exclusive things.  Verse twenty-seven states, There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.  There were four tribes of Israel mentioned, Benjamin and Judah which had been at war with each other in the past, and Zebulun and Naphtali, which were to the north, or closer to enemies of the people of Israel.  They all worshipped God together.  We must unite in spirit in worship with Christians everywhere.   Verse twenty-eight adds, Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us. David asked God to command His strength toward His people as they worshipped Him.  We need to worship God today empowaered by and protected by His power.  Verse twenty-nine says, Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.  David said that because of God's temple in Jerusalem, which represented His presence in Jerusalem, that kings would bring presents to Him.  We as Christians are the temple of God, representing Him to the world, and we should lead people to present themselves to Him as living sacrifices through faith in Jesus Christ.  Verse thirty adds, Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.  David asks that God be victorious over all His enemies in the world and that people submit to Him.  David also asked that those who delighted in war be scattered.  God has already won the victory, and even if we never see it happen in our lifetime, He will scatter, or send away in defeat, all those who oppose Him. Verse thirty-one adds, Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.  Verse thirty-two continues, Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:  David said that rulers from other countries would come to worship God and that people from throughout the world would sing praises to Him.  There are people throughout the world today who are worshipping God, and they don't have to be in a particular country to do so.  Verse thirty-three states, To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.  David again speaks of the power of God, Who can create with just His word.  This the all-powerful God that we as followers of Christ serve.  Verse thirty-four adds, Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.  We as David said then must give God all the glory for His strength and power over everything in the world.  Verse thirty-five continues, O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.  David then spoke of the power of God which came forth from His holy places.   David said that God gave strength to His people.   We serve the all powerful God as Christians, and any good that we do in the world must come from the holy places off of God, and we should sing praises to Him for His goodness to us.