God is to be praised for His goodness and mercy that last forever. Nowhere is this better displayed than in the history of His people, the nation of Israel. God led them through the desert, giving them water and food when they were in need. He directed their steps from place to place. He even gave them reasons to rejoice while they were still in places of desolation. When they rebelled against Him, He lovingly brought them to the point of repentence so that they would ask for restoration and He provided it. Even to the day of the psalmist, God was displaying His ability to meet needs through His goodness. The sea merchants could trust in His ability over the waves, the wind and the storms. God is able to take impossible situations and circumstances and turn them around in miraculous ways so that He receives the credit and glory for doing so.
David exalts God's name and asks that God would continue to bring credit to His name. God has claimed the nation of Israel as His own; and David is eager to see God provide for this needy nation.
As the king, David was not free from those who would bring false charges against him. He asks God to fight for him; and pleads for truth to prevail. This seems quite harsh, until we take note that David is only counting as his enemies those whom God would count as His enemies. David is therefore asking God to do what He has already committed to doing - judge the wicked for their wickedness. This action by God would bring His enemies low and would cause the king He placed over the nation to rejoice.
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