To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 1The king (David) delights greatly in Your strength, O LORD; and rejoices in Your salvation
2You have granted him his heart's desire, and have not denied him his request. Selah.
3For You meet him with the blessings of goodness; You set a crown of pure gold on his head.
4He asked You for life, and You gave it him, even eternal life.
5His glory is great through Your salvation; You have conferred honor and majesty upon him.
6For You have made him most blessed forever; and exceedingly glad for Your presence.
7For the king (David) trusts in the LORD, and through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be shaken.
8Your hand shall capture all Your enemies; Your right hand shall seize those who hate You.
9You shall make them as a blazing oven in Your anger; the LORD shall consume them in His wrath; the fire shall devour them.
10You shall destroy them from the earth, and remove their posterity from mankind.
11For they planned evil against You; they devised a mischievous scheme, which will not succeed.
12For they break and run when You shall aim Your arrows at them from Your bowstrings.
13Be ever exalted, LORD, in Your Own strength; We will sing and praise Your power. A Psalm of David While this psalm is simply titled “A Psalm of David”, it deserves more of an introduction. It is unique in its revelation and insight into the thoughts and human suffering that our Savior, Jesus Christ, experienced as He hung on the cross, paying the price of our collective sins so that we, imperfect and sinful, could stand sinless and righteous in the eyes of a Holy God, His and our Heavenly Father, which could only be made possible by His cleansing and redemptive work on the cross of Calvary, borne out of His love for us, who could never have stood before a righteous and Holy God, apart from it. Several of the words uttered by our Lord while on that cross are found in this psalm, (e.g., v7, vv16-18), written about 1000 years before that event. David had had some harrowing and trying experiences, as he was pursued and persecuted by Saul and other enemies, but he had never experienced being forsaken by God, as expressed in verse 1 of Psalm 22. Easy Reader Bible: Purple Letter Edition © 2023 by Jim Musser. Used by Permission. All rights Reserved. Bible Hub |
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