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The Kingdom of God

• We are to “sing praises to God…our King” (v. 6).
• He is “the King of all the earth” (v. 7).
• He “reigns over the nations” (v. 8).
• He is “seated on his holy throne” (v. 8).

The psalm ends by declaring that the nobles of the nations and “the
kings of the earth belong to God” for “he is greatly exalted” (v. 9).

Throughout the Psalms, people are called to worship God as King and
Sovereign over all creation. For instance, in Psalm 145, David speaks
of the “glorious splendor” of God’s kingdom and calls on the people to
praise and extol Him:

All you have made will praise you, O LORD;
your saints will extol you.
They will tell of the glory of your kingdom
and speak of your might,
so that all people may know of your mighty acts
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and your dominion endures through all generations.
(Psalm 145:10–13)

Such declarations lay the foundation for the New Testament
proclamation that “Christ is King” (Luke 19:38; 23:3; John 1:49), and
“Jesus is Lord” (Acts 10:36; Romans 10:9; Philippians 2:11).

God as King in the Prophets

Like the psalmists, the Old Testament prophets saw God as King over
all creation. Let’s look at what three of the prophets had to say about
God and His kingdom.

Isaiah—The High and Exalted King

Isaiah announced that God was the high and exalted King. One day
Isaiah went into the temple. There he saw the Lord “seated on a throne,
high and exalted” (Isaiah 6:1). Isaiah cried out, “My eyes have seen
the King, the LORD Almighty” (6:5). Later in his prophecy, Isaiah twice

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