This week we begin worship with:
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord;my soul shall exult in my God,for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation;he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress,and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Our rejoicing (śûś) is external. Our exultation is internal (gîl). The word picture is of a young child receiving a gift and when they do, all they can do is hug it and spin about exclaiming how happy they are.
The gift that we have received is righteousness. We are not being made clean, we are declared clean.
Imagine further that child receiving the gift of clothes that cover their filth. Adorned (ʿāḏâ) they now go from shame to pride, a pride sufficient for them to be considered worthy to be the bride or bridegroom.
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