Psalm 68:24-31

Your procession, God, has come into view, the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary. In front are the singers, after them the musicians; with them are the young women playing the timbrels. Praise God in the great congregation; praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel. There is the little tribe of Benjamin, leading them, there the great throng of Judah’s princes, and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali. Summon your power, God; show us your strength, our God, as you have done before. Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring you gifts. Rebuke the beast among the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations. Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war. Envoys will come from Egypt; Cush[b] will submit herself to God.

Our God will one day be worshipped by people from all nations, not because we vanquished them but because God overcame their rebellious hearts. The international assembly never happened at the physical temple in Jerusalem. Only in Jesus - the final temple uniting a holy God with sinful humanity (John 2:18-22) through his final sacrifice - have people from all nations be drawn together. Jesus says that prayer in his house should unite all nations (Mark 11:17), and indeed, as depicted in this psalm, nothing unites people across racial and cultural barriers like prayer and praise. Even language differences can be overcome in such assemblies. God's worship is the key to healing the divisions of the human race.
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