David’s Psalm of Thanksgiving
Book of 2 Samuel Chapter 22
The Book of Psalms is one of the most beloved books of Scripture in the Bible!
The Book of Psalms is actually the Song Book of Israel.
Although there may be many writers of these songs, it is believed that King David wrote as the hand of God at least two thirds of all the Psalms (songs).
We can also see the hand of the Holy Spirit in every Psalm and David takes no credit for Himself!
It was the Bible translators who penned David’s name to the many psalms that he wrote.
In this song, we see David acknowledge what Jehovah had been to him, and it is important that we see the hand of the Lord in our own lives.
If we take a good look at our lives, we can see the hand of God working in our lives.
David recognized that it was Jehovah who had delivered him all his days.
I can also tell you that it was Jehovah who delivered me through the many dangers in my own life.
No doubt most all of us that know the Lord Jesus as our Savior also know He has been our Deliverer, all of our days.
When we can understand this thing, we can know that the Lord has always had a purpose for us and the reason He has kept us alive.
Without having purpose then, what is life all about?
Most of us realize that we have faced many enemies in our lifetime, and would not have escaped them without the hand of the Lord being upon us.
Most of us know that it is Satan, the Devil who has been our true enemy all of our life, but only after we came to know the Lord Jesus Christ did, we did we learn of the wiles of the Devil.
Eph_6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
It is believed that this Psalm was written before David became King of Israel, when King Saul was trying to kill him.
If Saul had killed David, then the plan of God would not be credible and the Bible would have been just another useless book!
Once David was delivered from the hands of King Saul, David became King of Israel and this deliverance was by God’s hands and not David’s hands.
*2Sa 22:1 And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
2Sa 22:2 And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
2Sa 22:3 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 saviour; thou savest me from violence.
As we read the story of David in the Bible, we must realize that David was acting with a Higher Power more than most others in the Old Testament, even Moses and Abraham.
The thing about songs is that, if they are not enjoyed or they do not cause some movement by the Holy Spirit then, they should be put aside for some other song.
The fact that more than two thirds of the Psalms of David have remained in the Word of God, have proven that they were songs that encouraged those who trusted Jehovah for their own deliverance.
It is the Holy Spirit that caused their remembrance and their prominence in the Word of God!
Many of us here today have found great comfort in reading the Book of Psalms.
Almost every Christian you meet has a favorite Psalm.
If the Lord Jesus is not your Rock, and not your Fortress, or not your Deliverer, then you are not saved!
David was a warrior and probably fought more battles for the right of the nation of Israel to exist, than any other person then and now!
There would be no nation of Israel if God had not used King David to secure their existence in that day!
The Israelites know this and this is why they love King David so much!
It was King David that established Jerusalem as the capitol city of Israel.
It was king David that bought the land where the Dome of the Rock sits illegally.
It was King David that bought all the land of the Temple Mount.
It was King David that set this land apart to be given for the worship and praise for Jehovah, the One True Living God.
It was David that designated that first Temple to be a house of prayer, through his son Solomon.
Why is the Lord our Rock?
Deu 32:4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
As we know these things are all true, why would we not call upon the Lord in our hour of need or at any time we just want to talk to Him.
It is by the Lord Jesus Christ that we can sit down in the throne room of our God and just have a personal conversation with Him.
*2Sa 22:4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
We see that David knew that the ears of our Savior are always open for those who love Him!
Most of our lives we find that the enemies of this life are too fierce and too powerful so that no man can help us, but God can.
These things are more prevalent today than they were in the time of King David, and we need to stay as close to the Lord as possible and the Lord Jesus knew this when He ripped the veil of the Holy of Holies into, so that we can go straight to God without going through some priest.
Every child of God has also become a priest for themselves and their families.
Rev_5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
Talking to a true priest of God is good, but talking to our Creator is much better!
Sometimes we need both our Heavenly Priest and our Comforter, to feel true comfort!
Our pastors can only help us if he too is a man called of God!
It is only the Lord God Almighty who can save us from our enemies!
1Pe 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Snuggle up to Jesus and He will know what we are going through!
Isa 65:24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
It is only the Lord who can save us from our enemies!
It seems like today we are walking through that valley of death constantly.
*2Sa 22:5 When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
2Sa 22:6 The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
2Sa 22:7 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.
As we know, in a war, we could face an overwhelming enemy and I believe many in America are beginning to feel this way.
This is something we have never had to worry about since the time of our wars with England when our nation first became independent of foreign rule.
With the government we have today and the way our taxes are being spent, we may not be that dominating force in this world that we once were, and this is hard to say, but it may be the truth.
The modernization of our military forces seems to have stopped and the many other things that were a deterrent, which have worked for us for ages, may have aged out of beneficial use.
No one in this government we have today seems to care!
The Democrats are all in step for destruction of America!
The Republicans argue with each other and nothing can be accomplished.
The swamp keeps growing in full power.
We need to get rid of the whole bunch and start with fresh blood.
Washington ruins the lives of good people because corruption reaps corruption!
Most of us feel this way because “the floods of ungodly men have made us afraid”!
Most of us cannot trust many of the medicines that are created for us, and as we have found out, no one can find a cure for this man-made thing called COVID that has been intentionally released into our world.
Stupid governments are still working on plagues that can render armies useless and bombs that can destroy nations.
There certainly have been waves of death, which have compassed us in the last few years and are continuing.
Our true enemies are all those ungodly men who actually run our nation today, who hide in the dark corners of our nation!
The perils that we have been exposed to for the last several years can be described as waves of death.
Listen to Jonah: Jon 2:2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
No one is really working on “waves of life” except the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Giver of Life!
We have only one hope for our world and He is the Lord Jesus Christ, who has already decided that we need a brand-new world that will only be available to those who love Him!
According to the Words of Jesus we do not have the ability to save our planet.
Rev_21:5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
David was describing a hopeless situation for him and his nation like many of us are thinking today about America.
We know that the Lord Jesus Christ is the answer and He will always be the answer and the only answer!
Distress can be described as extreme pain, or the anguish of mind and body, to suffer greatly, harassment, or misfortune.
To David, it was probably the anguish of mind and body because he did not know when Saul would find him or one of his spies and kill him.
We see, we must place our trust in the Lord and keep doing what He tells us to do and He will direct our paths!
*2Sa 22:18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
No matter what confronted David, whether human enemy, wild beast, or natural catastrophe, the Lord delivered David.
The Lord also delivered David from physical misfortune.
We must understand that the Lord is always present in our hour of need because the Lord is always watching over His children.
Sometimes, the Lord will give us the power to overcome any obstacle the hinders us or the Lord will just remove that obstacle.
Our enemies are never powerful enough to overcome the Lord!
There are many things we need to understand about the Lord.
The Lord is always for us and He is never against us unless we reject Him and His Word!
Psa 56:9 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
Psa 56:10 In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.
Psa 56:11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
This is why we can be at perfect peace within ourselves no matter what we are facing!
We can be at perfect peace, because we serve the only perfect Savior who has the only perfect Words!
*2Sa 22:31 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
We need to celebrate the goodness of God every day of our lives!
The Lord Jesus said:
Mat_19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
We can try to think of good people and we would produce many, but in reality, according to the God’s “goodness”, in comparison, we could not call them good at all.
God is good because His ways are perfect and we could never be called perfect, until we are standing in Heaven’s gates.
There are no human beings who can be said to be perfect. We all have our flaws.
Jehovah God has no flaws!
Psa 12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Psa 12:7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
This is why the Lord can be our “buckler”, our “shield” of protection, as we go about our days doing our very best to live according to the perfect Word of God!
When we trust the Lord to guide us through every day, then He becomes our strength!
*2Sa 22:32 For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
2Sa 22:33 God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
Though the world laughs at us, we still know that there is One True God and He is our Lord and Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, known as Jehovah in the Old Testament.
The Lord gave David a way to travel in his world and that way was the Lord’s way.
It is no different for any of us today.
The path He has given to us is to follow is His Word, rightly divided.
This is the reason He is the Rock of our salvation!
This is the reason He is our strength!
This is the reason He is our power!
This is the reason that He is the path to a perfect way of life!
Who are the true saints of this world?
It is not those who have been declared by the Pope, even though they may be true saints of God.
It is not those who give the most!
It is not even those who pray the most!
The true saints of God are those, who do their very best, to stay on the Path of God which He has given to us, the Perfect Word of God!
It is these who always have a heart ready to praise God for His goodness!
Our way is made perfect by the pure truth of the only Living God!
*2Sa 22:47 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
We must understand that “life” is the essential attribute of the Lord Jesus Christ.
He is the Living God in contrast to all the dead gods of this world!
The Living God is among us at all times!
It is the Living God who is strong, who is faithful, and who is able to work out my own deliverance for me!
My salvation, is His gift to me if I love Him! He is the God of my salvation!
It is the same for all those who choose Him to be their Rock!
Psa 18:46 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
Psa 24:5 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
It is this same Living God who will avenge His Church, and it may not be very much longer before He does this!
*2Sa 22:48 It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
2Sa 22:49 And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
Just as David was King and those under him his servants, the Lord has made His Church to be kings and priest and again it is the Lord who will avenge all those who do not know the Lord.
As the Lord’s people witness in the name of the Lord, He will not allow them to be shut up by anyone!
Psa 31:8 And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
God will not allow His voice to be stopped until He takes the Church out of this world, and then, the angels will preach the Gospel to the people left behind.
Rev_14:6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
As long as the everlasting Gospel is preached, souls can be saved!
In other words, we will be allowed to speak the Word of God and act with the freedom to do so, until God removes His Church and this world will not be able to stop it!
Therefore we need to be offering thanksgiving today.
*2Sa 22:50 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.
We must not be afraid to offer thanksgiving to the Lord in front of our enemies!
We must not be afraid to worship with our voice’s songs of praise in the name of the Lord!
We must not be afraid to state our commitment to the Lord in front of our enemies!
We must not be afraid to praise the Lord no matter where we are, even in unknown circumstances.
Mat 10:19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
Mat 10:20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
No one upon this earth is mightier than the Holy Spirit who abides within all God’s children!
We know the promises made to King David and we know that every promise has been kept up till now and those that are not complete will be completed.
*2Sa 22:51 He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
As the joint heirs with Jesus Christ, we know that the promise of Mercy extended to the anointed One of God, has also been extended to His children and His brothers and sisters in Christ!
This is God’s plan of salvation, and who are we to question Him or His plans, we owe Him our obedience.
Amen
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