22 I will tell of your name to my brothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:
23 You who fear the LORD, praise him!
All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him,
and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!
24 For he has not despised or abhorred
the affliction of the afflicted,
and he has not hidden his face from him,
but has heard, when he cried to him.
25 From you comes my praise in the great congregation;
my vows I will perform before those who fear him.
26 The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied;
those who seek him shall praise the LORD!
May your hearts live forever!
27 All the ends of the earth shall remember
and turn to the LORD,
and all the families of the nations
shall worship before you.
28 For kingship belongs to the LORD,
and he rules over the nations.
29 All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship;
before him shall bow all who go down to the dust,
even the one who could not keep himself alive.
30 Posterity shall serve him;
it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation;
31 they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn,
that he has done it.
(ESV)
STOP! Think a little 🤔 What is God saying to you?
- What is the writer saying?
- How do I apply this to my life?
Having been rescued from his suffering, David turns to praise. He worships God who did not leave him in his trouble but restored his life. Jesus wasn’t delivered from death but resurrected afterwards and verse 22 is repeated in Hebrews 2:12 as Jesus’ praise for deliverance. David encourages those gathered around him to praise God with him because of his answered prayer. “May your hearts live forever” is a call to not give up in seeking and praising God. Then David turns to the rest of the world and anticipates that all will worship and bow down before the Lord because He is the sovereign King who rules over the nations. Jesus suffered at the hands of cruel enemies, died and then was rescued in resurrection. Now we have the opportunity to tell all people about God’s rescue plan in Jesus Christ and tell them all that “He has done it.”
The first verse of this passage stuck out to me because it made me think how willing I am to tell or show others around me that I am a Christian and encouraged me to do so mroe regularly
Always praising God no matter what the situation is. Whether things aren’t going your way or life seems good you have to praise God