Twice in Psalm 57 David prays the same prayer: “Be exalted,
O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!” (5, 11) What a
beautiful prayer. But do you know what he is actually praying?
First, we must remember and acknowledge that God’s glory is
already over all the earth. “ The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky
above proclaims his handiwork.” (Psalm 19:1) And Paul tells us in Romans
1:19-20 that, “what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has
shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and
divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the
world, in the things that have been made.” All of creation is displaying the
wonder of God’s attributes. In a very real sense, God’s glory was over all the
earth before David prayed this prayer. So what was he praying?
Clearly, the only thing left concerning the glory of God
being over all the earth is for the people of the earth to acknowledge his
glory. David was praying that people of every tribe, tongue and nation would
come to a knowledge of the glory of God. And how can they come to this
knowledge? Only through the Lord Jesus Christ. “For God, who said, “Let light
shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the
knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” (2 Corinthians 4:6)
David was praying for the true worship of God to come to all
peoples. He was praying for peoples everywhere to come to know God and believe
in him and surrender their lives to him. David was praying for missions!
Is that the desire of your heart today? If so, what are you
doing about it?
Prayer: Father, fill my heart with the wonder of your glory.
Fill me with the desire to see others know you in all your glory. Help me to
use my time and my talents and my treasure to see the message of your glory go
throughout the earth.
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