In Psalm 20 David had called on the blessing of the Lord. Now he seems to give thanks for having received it. The Lord gave David strength and victory.
David has received the answers to his prayers and The Lord has bestowed on him splendour and majesty. We need to read this carefully, for we carry a lot of religious baggage. We are rightly aware of our sinfulness and complete need of Christ's sacrifice on the cross. God saves us as helpless sinners, but He does not leave us as helpless sinners, and that is certainly not our destiny. At the beginning He created us in His image (male and female), we were the pinnacle of His creation and were to have dominion over the earth. Then we sinned. In Christ we are restored, and God has great plans for us.
How does David enjoy this success? It is because he has learnt to work in partnership with the Lord (obviously with the Lord as the senior partner!). For we see in verses 7 onwards that David trusts in the Lord and the Lord appears with him in battle. That is how we are meant to live.
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