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O one can read the Psalms without being convinced that David, so frequently named therein, represents the Lord Jesus Christ, who, as the true Messiah and King of Israel, was David's Lord. This is evident from many things written respecting David, which never did personally apply to him. David says, "The assembly of the wicked have enclosed me; they pierced my hands and my feet. They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture." (Psalm xxii. 16-18.) These things were never done to David, but they were to the Lord Jesus, whom David represented. By understanding David to mean the Lord, the throne of David will mean the eternal throne of heaven. This is the throne that is established for ever; it is as lasting as the sun, and is established for ever as the moon—it remains for an everlasting and faithful witness in heaven. Hence the Psalmist, in speaking of the eternity of Jehovah's throne, says, "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre." (Psalm xlv. 6.)

By David is here meant the, and the seed which are to endure for ever, are all those who are receptive of truth from Him: these live in the Lord, and the Lord in them. The truths of the Word of