in the grammar and syntax of the Old Testament text.30 Payne notes that a number of psalms receive their accomplishment in David and should not be labeled Messianic just because similar thoughts may appear in the New Testament. Thus Psalm 18:43 only refers to David’s foreign conquests, even though Ephesians 2:11–12 may sound similar; and Psalm 24:7 probably only refers to the bringing of the Ark into Jerusalem by David, even though it may be suggestive of the Lord’s triumphal entry.31 The relationship
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