This psalm consists of two parts, which differ widely in their content. The first part if full of joyous thanksgiving for recent deliverance. The second pleads for help in the midst of distress and danger.
What five things does David say in verses 1-3 that God did for him? And what effects did his deliverance have on those who witnessed it? Have you a corresponding experience of God’s deliverance, and has it had a similar effect? Cf. Acts 9:34, 35, 41, 42. Answer: 1)God turned and heard David’s cry, 2) took David out of the muck and mire, 3) gave David a solid place to stand, 4) put a new song in David’s mouth. Not sure what the 5th is unless the first is broken down into 2. Those who witnessed this came to faith. I have had similar experiences, however, I don’t know if others were brought to faith. I do hope and pray the my actions will show God’s love for them and will be a witness of the life changing transformation God can make in one’s life.
To what reflections, resolve, and actions did his deliverance give rise in David’s own heart and life? See verses 4-10. Answer: I am not sure of the questions here. I will give it a shot. I see David thanking God to the things He has done for David. David resolves to do God’s will, and not conceal God’s love.
Note
Verses 6-8 are quoted in Heb 10:5-7, but from the LXX version, which has a different reading in the second line of verse 6. The general meaning is not, however, essentially different. ‘As the ear is the instrument for receiving their divine command, so the body is the instrument for fulfilling it.’ (Cambridge Bible)
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