2 Samuel 22:47-51 Blessed Be My Rock!

 ”“The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let God be exalted, The Rock of my salvation! It is God who avenges me, And subdues the peoples under me; He delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who rise against me; You have delivered me from the violent man. Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your name. “He is the tower of salvation to His king, And shows mercy to His anointed, To David and his descendants forevermore.”“ II Samuel‬ ‭22‬:‭47‬-‭51‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

a. The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock: David thought of the great victory of God on his behalf and could only worship.

b. It is God who avenges me, and subdues the peoples under me: David emphasized the thought, “This is the LORD’s victory. He won it for me. The glory goes to Him.”

c. He delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up: We see in this psalm that David constantly moved back and forth from speaking about God (He delivers me) to speaking directly to God (You also lift me up). David didn’t seem to have a problem moving between the two aspects, indicating that there is a place for both in praise.

d. And sing praises to Your name: “To be saved singing is to be saved indeed. Many are saved mourning and doubting; but David had such faith that he could fight singing, and win the battle with a song still on his lips.” (Spurgeon)

i. Paul quotes 2 Samuel 22:50 (Psalm 18:49) in Romans 15:9.

e. And shows mercy to His anointed: David ended the psalm understanding his position in mercy. Though earlier in the psalm he proclaimed his own righteousness, he came back to the foundation of God’s mercy. David’s relationship with God was based on God’s great mercy, not upon David’s own righteousness. (Guzik)

Blessed Be My Rock!

This Spurgeon quote is rich and full of wisdom as God has to bring many to the bottom before they will come to Him. Oh to be saved singing!

“To be saved singing is to be saved indeed. Many are saved mourning and doubting; but David had such faith that he could fight singing, and win the battle with a song still on his lips.” (Spurgeon)

How were you saved?

Blessings