I will declare thy name unto my brethren

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Psalm 22:22–31, “I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard. My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him. The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever. All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. For the kingdom is the LORD’S: and he is the governor among the nations. All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul. A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.”

After the triumph, there was a time of rejoicing when David declared that he would tell everyone in Israel about the Lord and His goodness. Everyone who hears about the Lord and His goodness should be so grateful that they are happy to praise Him and speak of His goodness. David promised that he would speak of the Lord among all Israel and encourage them to praise the Lord also. David also rejoiced in the fact that the Lord would do good things for the meek so that they would be satisfied. In the future, there would be many who would rejoice in the Lord from all over the world because He does good things for those who believe in Him.

Be not far from me

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Psalm 22:11–21, “Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me. Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog. Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.”

This chapter is very much a prophetic chapter looking forward to the day when the Messiah would come as the Suffering Servant and take away the sin of the world. While the Saviour was on the cross, He was hung up for all to see, His bones stood out and His strength was taken from Him after He was thoroughly brutalised by the Romans. Even though it seemed as though the Romans were doing all these things, Satan was really directing the attacks against Him. Satan was determined that the Messiah, as promised to Eve, would not bruise his head and was fighting a desperate battle with all the howling hordes of hell working to help him. However, the Lord triumphed in the end and salvation was achieved for all the world. The Lord Jesus Christ said, “It is finished!” The sin of the world was taken away, salvation was available to anyone who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ and Satan has lost his power forever.

My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

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Psalm 22:1–10, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded. But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts. I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly.”

There are times in every person’s life when, even though they trust in the Lord, it seems as though the Lord had forsaken them entirely. Day and night they pray but things stay the same and there doesn’t ever seem to be any relief. In spite of this, David still remembered that the Lord is holy. The Lord is to be treated with dignity and respect even though we feel as though He has left us at the mercy of our enemies. The Lord is completely consistent and is the same today as He has always been. David looked back into history and saw how the Lord had always helped His people. When Israel were slaves in Egypt, facing genocide, the Lord stepped in, saved them and even gave them the Promised Land. On the other hand, David believed that he wasn’t worthy to be considered by the Lord because he had nothing to offer the Lord. At the same time his enemies mocked him for trusting in the Lord when he should have been looking after his own interests. However, David knew that the Lord had a perfect plan for David’s life and it would be come to pass for David’s good in the end.Throughout his lifetime David trusted in the Lord wholeheartedly. He knew that the Lord would always keep him secure as long he lived. Things may seem to be going wrong from time to time but the Lord was trustworthy and always had a good long term plan. David knew that the Lord’s enemies would suffer, in the end, because they didn’t trust in the Lord. On the other hand, the Lord would finally triumph and the whole world will acknowledge that He rules and deserves all the glory in heaven and on the earth. This Psalm was quoted by the Lord Jesus Christ while He was dying on the cross, He paid the price of our salvation and saved us from our sin so that we would never be forsaken by the Lord God.

For the king trusteth in the LORD,

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Psalm 21:7–13, “For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved. Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them. Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men. For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform. Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them. Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.”

Throughout his lifetime David trusted in the Lord wholeheartedly. He knew that the Lord would always keep him secure as long he lived. Things may seem to be going wrong from time to time but the Lord was trustworthy and always had a good long term plan. David knew that the Lord’s enemies would suffer, in the end, because they didn’t trust in the Lord. On the other hand, the Lord would finally triumph and the whole earth would acknowledge that He rules and deserves all the glory in heaven and on the earth.

The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD

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Psalm 21:1–6, “The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever. His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him. For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.”

After the Lord had made David to be king of Israel, he rejoiced in the goodness of the Lord and the Lord’s salvation. David longed to be king from the time he was anointed by Samuel and, finally, in the Lord’s perfect timing this had happened. Not only did David become king, he had a long life to enjoy the Lord’s goodness as well.

Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed

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Psalm 20:6–9, “Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand. Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God. They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright. Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.”

David was the Lord’s anointed king but many people were trying to kill him. It was very easy for him to be discouraged and even become depressed. He had to focus on the truth rather than his feelings. He was the Lord’s anointed and he knew that the Lord hadn’t just anointed him for some kind of sick joke. The Lord acts with purpose and always for a good outcome in the long term. If the Lord sent Samuel to anoint David as Israel’s king then the Lord would make sure that David actually sat on the throne before he died. The Lord is in heaven and in control of everything that happens. Many people trust in the size of their army or the power of their weapons. Other people depend on money or having the right political connections but all these things will fail, eventually. No army, political connections or power will ever stop a person from dying. People who trust in the Lord know that they will go to be with Him forever when their time on earth is over. He will never fail them but they can’t take anything that comes from the earth with them when they die. In the past people have put their riches into their tombs with them but other people have found those tombs and taken that wealth away. The Lord hears those who believe in Him and He will keep them secure forever.

The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble

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Psalm 20:1–5, “The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion; Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah. Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions.”

Everyone has bad days and good days but sometimes we have disastrous days. David prayed for disastrous days. He prayed that the Lord would hear any who pray to the Lord and believe in Him. When the Lord hears a person’s prayer, He just doesn’t acknowledge that the person has prayed, He actually does something. God only does good things so when the Lord hears someone who believes in Him, He acts for the good of that person. David also prayed that the Lord would remember that he believed in the Lord. He showed his belief in the Lord in his behaviour. He loved the Lord so he did what the Lord asked him to do. When the Lord acts for those who believing in Him there is always a time for rejoicing and giving thanks.