I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing to You among the nations. For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, and Your truth unto the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let Your glory be above all the earth. (Psalm 57:9-11)

The verses that comprise the first half of this psalm reflect David’s anxiety about his dire circumstances. But after considering the downfall of his enemies who, as he observed, would be caught in the very trap they set for him, his outlook took on a more confident and hopeful tenor. His renewed hope produced these words of praise and adulation for the Almighty. No longer was he a man worried about death and defeat, instead, he was assured of his ultimate victory over his foes — the Lord would see to it.

Because the Lord did see to it, and because David could not help but sing His praises and record these words of inspiration, his statement, “I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples” takes on a deeper meaning that we may have imagined. In other words, David’s words of praise became Israel’s words of praise. An entire nation was influenced by David’s testimony and by his ability to articulate what others would feel as they went through their own battles and hardships.

But it doesn’t stop there; David also said, “I will sing to You among the nations,” that is the Gentile nations. These words of praise that sprang forth from Israel, in time, overflowed onto the lips of countless millions who were not born of Israel, but who have come to believe in the God of Israel through His Messiah, the Son of David. It is in and through the Messiah that we see David’s words are manifested — “Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, and Your truth unto the clouds.” Because of Messiah, all nations under the heavens have witnessed God’s mercy and His truth. Because of Him, we no longer fear death and destruction, but are assured of victory over the Adversary.

And for this reason, let us all join with David and declare God’s goodness to all men. May we praise God among the people we know and influence, and may our songs of praise resound throughout the world that all men may see the Glory of our God.

Blessings and Shalom,  

Bill 

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