Psalms 76:1-3 (ESV)
TO THE CHOIRMASTER: WITH STRINGED INSTRUMENTS. A PSALM OF ASAPH. A SONG.
In Judah God is known;
his name is great in Israel.
His abode has been established in Salem,
his dwelling place in Zion.
There he broke the flashing arrows,
the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah
It might be difficult to understand these opening verses of Psalm 76. Aspah, the composer of this song, is rejoicing that Jerusalem (Zion) is a chosen city for Judah and that Judah has a special relationship with Yahweh. God has given to them the peace (he broke the flashing arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war.). God establishes peace for those who trust in Him. That is what this psalm is about. God establishes His home for us. In Asaph’s day it was the city of Salem (another name for Jerusalem). In our day, God establishes His home with us in our hearts:
John 14:23 (ESV)
Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
We can rejoice that God has chosen us as the new Jerusalem:
Hebrews 12:22 (ESV)
But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering,
God has established His home in our hearts and, like Asaph of old, we are to sing and write songs about it.
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