Hope in God is not fruitless when it is joined with a desire to know His will and follow it. Trust does not rule out knowledge...
Hope in God is not fruitless when it is joined with a desire to know His will and follow it. Trust does not rule out knowledge; on the contrary, faith and knowledge are interconnected. The human soul reaches toward the Lord, and He reveals Himself to those who trust His wisdom.
Considering oneself worthy to stand before God does not mean declaring oneself sinless. The psalmist makes no claim to infallibility; he does not conceal that he committed not only the "sins of youth," but transgressions as well. Nevertheless, he hopes in the Lord's mercy, realizing that no matter how far a person may fall, the Lord's mercy is greater than every transgression.
An important thought resounds in the psalm: the Lord not only sends retribution for sins, but also instructs sinners and helps them correct their ways. Here lies one of the sources of our hope for deliverance from the sins that seek to enslave us—the very chief and numerous enemies from whom the Lord is able to protect and deliver us.
24 This psalm is generally thought to have been composed by David, upon bringing the ark of God from the house of Obed - edom, into the tabernacle which David had built for it, Sa2 6:12, Sa2 6:17.
Wherein he hath a farther prospect to the temple, which he earnestly desired and intended to build. Moreover because the tabernacle, and temple, and ark, were types of Christ, and of his church and of heaven. David extended his thoughts to them also, or at least the Holy Ghost designed to comprehend them under these typical expressions. He shews God's sovereignty over the world, Psa 24:1-2.
Who shall receive his blessing, Psa 24:3-6.
An exhortation to receive Christ, Psa 24:7-10.
A psalm of David.
24:2 Seas - The whole collection of waters, as well as the sea and the rivers running into it, as that great abyss of waters which is contained in the bowels of the earth.