Psalm 21 Continued…
Psalms 21:10-13 You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from mankind. Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed; for you will make them turn their backs when you aim at them with drawn bow. Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength; we will sing and praise your might.
God did give David many victories and He greatly extended Israel’s borders and brought peace to the kingdom. The nations might get together and plot against him, but David would still win the battle.
In this marvelous psalm we see Christ’s cross and suffering. He endured the cross “. . . because of the joy he knew would be his afterward” (Hebrews 12:2). His prayers have been answered. Now the king is in heaven. We see Him there crowned in glory and honor. He is there on behalf of His people. He is there in unspeakable joy and waiting for His manifestation and kingly glory.
This is a glorious psalm of the ascension of Christ. What is your relationship to Him today? If He is not your Savior, if you have not trusted the One who came down here to die, then judgment is coming upon you someday. But today He is filled with joy at God’s right hand, because He has provided for your salvation and for mine. This wonderful ascension psalm makes very clear the glorious grace of God in Christ Jesus.
As in 20:9, the psalm concludes with a statement addressed to the Lord and expressing praise for His greatness. David fought battles and won victories, not to exalt himself, but to magnify the Lord, and his people knew this. David showed the same spirit as a youth when he killed the giant Goliath (See 1 Samuel 17:36, 45-47). Psalm 20 closes with David and the people asking God to hear their prayers, and psalm 21 closes with the prayer that God would be “exalted.”
“Be exalted, O LORD!”—Every loyal heart must join in that devout wish. But we must ask ourselves if we have exalted Him in the inner kingdom of our heart. God has exalted Him to be Prince and Savior; and we shall not have peace until we have done the same (Acts 5:31).
PRAY
Father, be exalted above any and all of my own achievements and desires. Help me to sing your praise this day.