the great exchange

i was reading psalm 85 (i have yet to discovered just how interesting psalm is as a book of poetry full of worship materials). the book that i'm using suggested this passage is obviously about God's dealing with Israel (indeed, the large parts of the OT is about God's dealing with His people Israel). yet since the church is the modern equivalent of Israel as His people, this psalm is applicable to us today. on another side of the coin, as Israel was addressed as a nation, careful reading will also result in the ability to claim the promises in this psalm toward a nation today (one which claims in any way to be cn).

as i read these verses below, my mind suddenly recalled a hymn, how the connection is made is somewhat vague, since the keywords are not exactly to be found in both the passage and the hymn. perhaps the hymn is in part based on this psalm, so i thought. but it's interesting as i stumbled on one particular question asked, it becomes clear to me how the promises made are indeed fulfilled in Christ.