The Messianic Psalms
by T. Ernest Wilson
Published by Gospel Folio Press
As a young man of 18, I had the privilege of hearing Mr. Wilson speak on Psalm 24 at the Toronto Easter Conference. The message I heard that day influenced my life more than anything else thus far in my Christian experience. As a boy, I had memorized the psalm at a summer vacation Bible school, but never really understood its meaning. I wept as Mr. Wilson described the King of Glory, the one with the moral perfection necessary (clean hands, pure heart, humility, integrity) to take the throne of world dominion. He described the two-fold ascent of the Messiah-King into the city of Jerusalem (the first gates) and then into the holy place of the temple (the second gates) in such a way that I was overwhelmed with the glory of the exaltation of Christ in that coming day.
As I listened to Mr. Wilson’s message that day, Christ became something new to me. He became an object of worship. Up until then I had appreciated Christ as the One who died for my sins, sought to follow His example (quite imperfectly most of the time), and tried to read the Bible and learn more about Him. But I had never really understood or appreciated that He alone is absolutely worthy of our adoration and unreserved worship! He is the King of Glory. That realization changed my perception of Christianity forever.
All that is to say that this book exalts Christ. Mr. Wilson takes these various Psalm portraits of the Saviour and draws out of them the wonders of the Messiah and, in so doing, moves the reader to worship. Certainly the chapter on Psalm 24 alone is worth the price of the book. All sixteen Messianic psalms are covered in a section by section thematic approach rather than a formal verse by verse exposition. This edition by Gospel Folio Press also contains several helpful appendices and a complete scripture index.