Chapter 21: Evil Designs Shall Fail
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of
David.
This Psalm most logically connects
with the previous Psalm (20). It seems tha the victory that David prayed for
and trusted in has been realized, and now David thanked God for the victory
given.
“The
king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord…” (Psalms 21:1)
King David had many reasons to
take joy in the strength of God. Perhaps
this joy came from preservation and success in battle or some other
deliverance.
“…thy
right hand shall find out those that hate thee…the Lord shall swallow them up
in his wrath…” (Psalms 21:8-9)
With the
Lord, David will be able to triumph over his enemies, because their evil
designs shall fail and the Lord will find them and destroy them.
Chapter 22: The Future Events of Christ
To the chief Musician upon Aijerth
Shanar, A Psalm of David.
“Aijerth Shanar- Set to “The Deer of the Dawn. We can say that
this is a Psalm sung to the Greatest Musician, to an unknown tune, but by the
Sweet Psalmist of Israel.”
“My God, my God, why hast thou
forsaken me…” (Psalms 22:1)
David,
as a man who knows and trusts God is forsaken, and cries out to God in
agony. The question here, in Davids words were similar to that of Jesus’s words
on the cross. What Jesus endured on the cross was so complex, so dark, and so agonizing
that it was, at the moment, beyond His ability to figure out. He cried out to
His Father… “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? That is to say, My God, my God, why hast
thou forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46)
Sometimes,
even the greatest of men, even the most knowledgable and faith filled men can
sometimes feel like God has forsaken them! David knew of God, and knew that the
Lord would never forsake him, still felt like the Lord was hiding. Even Jesus,
in his last momments felt like His father had abdandoned Him. Sometimes we can
feel overwhelmed with life, and I personally believe it is ok to call out to
God and ask Him where He is! I think this helps to build a stronger
relationship with your Father in Heaven.
In this
chapter David mentions a prophecy that came to pass; “They part my garments among
them, and cast lots upon my vesture.” (Psalms 22:18)
This was a
prophecy that was fulfilled when the Roman soldiers cast lots of the coat of
Jesus… “And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots…”
(Matthew 27:35)
David reminds
us that in the end; “…the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord…” (Psalms 22:27)
We can
learn from this, that even though we sometimes feel alone, we are not. The
greatest prophets and the savior himself felt abandoned at one point. Why does
God do this? For our own good, so we can learn.
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