Trust in His Strength

Psalm 21

As David is king, we see him rejoicing in the Lord. This song would have been sung every time the king returned victoriously from battle. When you read this it is nice to see that the attention is not on the king but on God who worked through the king.

Past, Present, and Future:

As David wrote this maybe for a particular victory we see that God had been faithful in past victories. God had worked mightily for David and did so once again. David starts out with saying, “O Lord in your strength the king rejoices.” It has to start with God. If your attention is not on the Lord almighty but on yourself, you will fail. Just like Peter who walked on water, he had his eyes on Jesus but took his eyes off and on the water and started to drown.  The king needed his strength to be the Lord’s. We need God’s strength to fight temptation and tribulation. We need God strength to be a light to this world. We need God’s strength to continue.  David gave God all the credit, past, present, and future and so do we. Do you thank God for what he has done, is doing, and will do? Do ask for his strength and are satisfied with it?

Trust in the Lord

In verse 7 David wrote, “For the king trusts in the Lord, and through his steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.” As he rested in God strength, he also trusts it as he will not be moved in battle or life. We may not be in a physical battle but we do need to have this attitude with sin. We will not be moved. Claim the victory of Christ. He is our trust and our strength and we will not be moved.

And David ends the song by writing, “Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength! We will sing and praise your power. David wrote something that is interesting. He says, “God be exalted in your own strength.” God is exalted or placed on high because no one can compare with his strength; nothing can compete with his strength.  For this we will sing and praise you. For your power we will sing. God thank you for being an awesome God.