David rejoices over God's protection and deliverance of him in the eightteenth psalm. The title of the psalm gives us the historic setting: the day when God delivered him from all his enemies, even the hand of king Saul who had sought his life. Throughout these stanzas David contrasts the seriousness of the perils he faced and the mightiness of God who met every challenge and overcame every obstacle. These demonstrations only served to strengthen David's trust in the Almighty. David has come to the place in his life where he freely acknowledges that his strength only comes from God.
The nineteenth psalm is one of the very familiar songs in the pages of Scripture. The lines of this song recount with poetic beauty the goodness of God for revealing Himself to His creation in a way they can comprehend. The preciousness of this revelation is to impact your life in a way that causes you to respond as David did: since You have revealed Yourself to me, let what You see in me be acceptable to You.
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