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Psalm 118:14a "The LORD is my strength and song..."

Day 267 – Psalm 118

“The LORD is my strength and song…” Psalm 118:14a

EXTOLLING THE GOOD NAME OF GOD

The psalmist could not help but exult in the Lord and the way He helped him gain victory. The following text may be thought of as a song of victory.

“You pushed me violently, that I might fall,
But the LORD helped me.
The LORD is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.
The voice of rejoicing and salvation
Is in the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.”
Psalm 118:13-16

1. Enemies

a) They resort to violence.

b) Their wicked intention was to cause the psalmist to fall.

2. God’s Help

a) His help is acknowledged.

b) He gave needed strength to resist the enemy and to overthrow him.

c) God had indeed given “salvation” (“deliverance”).

3. Rejoicing in the Lord

a) Personal rejoicing.

i) This is natural.

ii) There is great rejoicing in the deliverance the Lord had given.

b) The tents of the righteous.

i) This is a reference to those who feared the Lord and walked in righteousness.

ii) They rejoice with the psalmist over the deliverance God had given.

iii) The theme of their rejoicing was “The right hand of the Lord does valiantly”.