Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
The making of glory to cease and the casting of the throne down to the ground is the loss of the king's, David's earthly royal glory and the overthrow of his throne. It belongs among the psalms of the sorrows and afflictions of the Hebrew captives in the Babylonian captivity, especially its latter portion under Belshazzar when Jewish persecution and distress were greatest. In context the ending of glory and the bringing down of the throne belongs to the picture of life and years being shortened under God's wrath.
In prophecy the verse concerns David and his greater Son, Jesus Christ. The historical overthrow of David's earthly throne means the psalm's promises of an enduring throne ultimately point to Christ, David's greater descendant, and to Christ's seed. The psalm identifies David's greater successor as Christ, the Son of David who is to reign on David's throne, calls him God's Son and firstborn, and says his kingdom will endure forever.
The psalm presents a conditional promise of a kingdom to Jacob's descendants that they forfeited under the old covenant and can regain only through an interest in Jesus, who is now prince and will soon be crowned King. The psalm shows God's covenant stands fast with Christ, which means the Ten Commandments including the Sabbath are not abolished, for the commandments are righteousness and God's righteousness does not cease. The psalm is part of the promise to David that Christ would reign as King on the throne in God's kingdom, the fifth universal kingdom on earth. The psalm bears on the reign of Christ, the inheritance of the saints, and the return of the Jews.
The making of glory to cease and the casting of the throne down to the ground is the loss of the king's, David's earthly royal glory and the overthrow of his throne. It belongs among the psalms of the sorrows and afflictions of the Hebrew captives in the Babylonian captivity, especially its latter portion under Belshazzar when Jewish persecution and distress were greatest. In context the ending of glory and the bringing down of the throne belongs to the picture of life and years being shortened under God's wrath.
In prophecy the verse concerns David and his greater Son, Jesus Christ. The historical overthrow of David's earthly throne means the psalm's promises of an enduring throne ultimately point to Christ, David's greater descendant, and to Christ's seed. The psalm identifies David's greater successor as Christ, the Son of David who is to reign on David's throne, calls him God's Son and firstborn, and says his kingdom will endure forever.
The psalm presents a conditional promise of a kingdom to Jacob's descendants that they forfeited under the old covenant and can regain only through an interest in Jesus, who is now prince and will soon be crowned King. The psalm shows God's covenant stands fast with Christ, which means the Ten Commandments including the Sabbath are not abolished, for the commandments are righteousness and God's righteousness does not cease. The psalm is part of the promise to David that Christ would reign as King on the throne in God's kingdom, the fifth universal kingdom on earth. The psalm bears on the reign of Christ, the inheritance of the saints, and the return of the Jews.