Now we get a song of praise to God. This song will be sung "in that day", ie when God's plans come to fruition. As well as this having an ultimate fulfilment in the completion of all His plans, we can also apply to "mini-fulfilments" in our own lives.
"You were angry with me". We need to realise that there were times when God was angry with us. In our keenness to emphasise the mercy of God we can forget the seriousness of sin.
On the cross God dealt with our sin in Christ. So our response is to trust in God, and not be afraid. Through the cross God is on our side, He is for us and not against us, so we can be confident. God is our strength and defence. Instead of relying on our own strength, or on the strength of others, we rely upon the strength of the Lord.
We draw water from the wells of salvation with joy. Particularly in times of trouble we need to draw deep on the wells of salvation. The effects of God's salvation go much deeper than we realise. No matter what we face we can be confident that God's well's of salvation will not run out.
Then the chapter closes with Israel declaring the praises and goodness of God to the world. This is the pattern of how things are meant to be. We experience God's salvation for ourselves, then we declare that salvation to others.
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