2 Samuel 22:1 Gracious Hand of God!

 ”Then David spoke to the Lord the words of this song, on the day when the Lord had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.“

‭‭II Samuel‬ ‭22‬:‭1‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

a. Then David spoke to the LORD the words of this song: For many reasons, most commentators assume that this was a psalm David wrote and sung many years before and was inserted at the end of 2 Samuel, out of its chronological place. This is a possible explanation, but not a necessary one.

i. “The psalm appears almost as David’s final words. Hence, it is a summary thanksgiving for God’s many deliverances of him through his long life of service.” (Boice)

b. The words of this song: With minor variations, this psalm is the same as Psalm 18. It is likely that David composed this song as a younger man – perhaps when Saul died, and he first took the throne, as described in 2 Samuel 8:14, when David had subdued all his enemies, and the LORD preserved David wherever he went. Yet in his old age, David could look back with great gratitude and sing this song again, looking at his whole life.

i. This psalm is a great summary of David’s whole character and attitude through life. “Such convictions - of the absolute sovereignty of Jehovah, of His omnipotent power to deliver, of the necessity for obedience to His law, and of assurance that in the case of such obedience He ever acts for His people - constituted the underlying strength of David’s character.” (Morgan)

ii. “We have another form of this Psalm with significant variations…and this suggests the idea that it was sung by David at different times when he reviewed his own remarkable history, and observed the gracious hand of God in it all.” (Spurgeon)

(Guzik)

Gracious Hand of God!

When I review my life history I observe the gracious hand of God in it all.

Even during the hard times He was training me in the way I should go and when I fell into sin He washed me clean with the blood of Jesus and welcomed me home like the prodigal son.

Do you recognize the gracious hand of God in your life?

Blessings