What is the context?
The prayer asks God to hear and to look with favor on His anointed. It then measures one day in His courts against a thousand elsewhere.
Even a lowly place near God is preferred to residence with the wicked. The Lord is praised as sun and shield, giving favor and honor.
The final blessing rests on trust. The assurance about good things should be read within that allegiance rather than as a promise that every desired possession will be supplied.
How is this passage commonly understood?
Wesley reads the sun through God’s enlivening care and glory through present honor and eternal hope. The USCCB note understands the shield and anointed within the king’s worshiping role. The royal prayer remains visible alongside personal longing.
What is our position?
We don't have a position on this passage yet. When our study reaches a conclusion the text supports, it will appear here.
Where can I study this further?
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