Alongside Psalm 24; Psalm 25 is profoundly comforting. Psalm 24:3–4 is the Old Testament counterpart of Hebrews 12:4. To take our stand in the presence of God, we must be holy as he is. It has always been so (Leviticus 19:2), and always will be so (Revelation 21:27). But, if we are thinking of parallels between the Testaments, then the reference in Revelation 21:27 to the Lamb’s book of life is a blessed and comforting recollection of the balancing truths of Psalm 25. The holy God,
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