PROCLAMATION
“And he said, ‘The Lord is my rock, and
my fortress, and my deliverer; The God of my rock; In Him will I trust; He is
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my
savior; Thou savest me from violence. I will call on The Lord, who is
worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from mine enemies.” 2 Samuel
22:2-4 (KJV)
EXPLANATION
These words were written under the
influence of The Holy Spirit of God after the death of the prophet Samuel by
Nathan the prophet and Gad the seer. This entire chapter is the song of
praise which David spoke or sang unto The Lord after He delivered him from the
hand of his enemies, out of the hand of Saul. The words are almost
identical to the words of Psalm 18, and most of the Bible scholars believe that
these words were written in his old age. This was David’s public
expression before the congregation of Israel of his gratitude for his
deliverance from his enemies. It was written and sung, to give
praise, honor and glory to The Lord God.
APPLICATION
We have all been in at least one bad
situation which The Lord God delivered us out of, or through. We may
not be able to compose a song of praise to The Lord, and we may not be able to
sing the words of a song of praise in the proper key. However, the
Bible teaches us that we should “make a joyful noise” unto The Lord. (Psalm
66:1, Psalm 81:1, Psalm 95:1-2, Psalm 98:4, and Psalm 100:1) We can
read out loud the words of this psalm of praise, or some other psalm of praise,
to give God glory. As believers we should not have to be told to
praise The Lord, we should do that spontaneously and frequently every day.
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