Express to God Your Joyful Worship (vv. 6-9). We get the impression that the ark was almost forgotten during the years it was in the house of Abinadab in Kirjath Jearim (“city of woods”). The city was only eight miles northwest of Jerusalem, so distance was no problem. Did some of the people in David’s hometown of Bethlehem (Ephrathah–“fruitful land”) “start the ball rolling” and encourage the king to act? At any rate, once the ark was back in Jerusalem, the people felt drawn to go on pilgrimage to the city. When Solomon put the ark into the Holy of Holies, the glory of God moved in, just as when Moses dedicated the tabernacle (1 Kings 8:1-11; Ex. 40). (On “footstool” see notes on 99:4-5.) The statement in verse 8 is taken from Numbers 10:33-36 and reminded the worshippers of God’s guidance and power exhibited in the days of Moses. The prayer for the priests in verse 9 is answered in verse 16. A holy priesthood was important to the prosperity of Israel, but so was a nation dedicated to the Lord. The Lord could now “rest” in His house after many years of wandering from place to place (2 Sam. 7:6; 1 Chron. 28:2).