PSALM 93
Therefore, I would dare to propose another understanding.
The rivers – literal reading of “the floods” (3 times in v. 3) – lift up their
voices and roaring as supportive background of the majesty of the LORD. If this
is a possible interpretation, then I can suggest a three-fold development.
There are rivers of the past – the rivers of the past, the
rivers of the Garden. Remember, in Genesis 2 God planted the Garden and a river
flew through the garden and then split into the four other one: Pishon, Gihon,
Tigris, and Euphrates (Gen. 2:10-14). They, being a part of the original
creation that precedes Fall, for sure would enjoy the majesty of the LORD. They
would not lift up their roaring voices as a sign of rebellion.
There is a river that awaits all the faithful ones in the
future. The river of life that flows from the throne of God and of the Lamb
through the middle of the City – New Jerusalem (Rev. 22:1-5). This river would
not rebel against God and the Lamb either!
There is also the “river” of the present – the river that
flows into eternal life (cp. John 4:14; 7:38). This river starts at the
baptismal font – the beginning of our life in the Spirit.
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