“As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.”
The affirmation that as the people have heard, so they have seen regarding God's establishment of the city forever establishes the continuity between tradition and present experience. The reference to hearing suggests the transmission of accounts of divine protection through generations; the story of Zion's security has been passed down. The mention of seeing suggests present experience and verification of these accounts; present observers witness the continuing reality of divine protection. The affirmation of establishment forever suggests that Zion's security operates not merely in one moment but as an enduring principle. This verse establishes the connection between remembered tradition and present experience.
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