Psalm 27:6
6 And now shall mine head [ro'sh] be lifted up [ruwm] above
mine enemies ['oyeb] round about [cabiyb] me: therefore will I offer [zabach] in his tabernacle ['ohel]
sacrifices [zebach] of joy [taruw`ah]; I will sing [shiyr], yea,
I will sing praises [zamar] unto the LORD [Yahovah]. KJV-Interlinear
6 And
now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me; And I will offer in
His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises
to the Lord. NASB
Enemies, refers to any
adversary or difficulty or problem that occurs in your life.
The Bible and its
principles apply to everyone, not just David, not just military people, but to
everyone that has ever lived on the face of this planet throughout history.
When a person is sad or
troubled, then the head is said to hang down. When a person is happy and things
are going well, then the head is said to be lifted up. This is the typical
posture of people when they experience these conditions.
The tabernacle is a
physical building contained within the temple grounds.
The altar is a place of sacrifice
and is situated outside of, and in front of, the tabernacle.
Between the altar and the
tabernacle, is the washing bowl, or laver, which represents the washing away or
forgiveness of sin.
Sacrifices are held on
the altar, which represent the work of Christ on the cross.
The washing laver
represents the forgiveness of sins as a result of Christ’s work on the cross.
Between the two, Christ
on the cross, which is salvation by means of believing in what he did and who
he is, and the resulting forgiveness of sin, which is reinforced by ones
confession, then qualifies the individual to enter into the tabernacle. The
tabernacle is place of fellowship with God.
When one is in fellowship
with God, then symbolically, you are in a state that is separated from the
world.
You are still physically
in this world, and subject to its difficulties, but spiritually speaking, when
you are in fellowship, you are set apart and under the protection and security
of God. This is where your spiritual life functions.
And as David states here
in this psalm, that he will make sacrifices within the tabernacle, but his
sacrifices are the joy and happiness expressions that are within his soul, not
animals being cut up on an altar. His happiness and joy is the result of his
mental attitude that has been constructed and reinforced with the building
material of Bible doctrine.
In this world, there is
no destiny, no objective, nothing that will result in anything permanently good
in your life.
In the spiritual life
there is an eternal destiny, an inner peace, a confidence, a security, and the
fulfillment and completion of one’s personal meaning and purpose in life.
That, if anything, should
produce an inner happiness, and an inner joy within ones soul that is worth
singing about.
The world offers nothing
but burdens and heartache, with many limitations between birth and death.
The spiritual life, which
is a gift from God, offers everything wonderful, and everything that will last
forever.
