This Psalm is entitled "For the Sabbath Day", it is about how to praise God on a day set aside for praising Him.
We proclaim His love in the morning, then at the end of the day we proclaim His faithfulness, for we will have seen the results of His looking after us. We also see the using of music to accompany our praise. It is clear from the Psalms that music is an essential element of praise.
"You make me glad by your deeds". Sometimes we say we should praise God for who He is, not for what He does for us. This is well meaning, but well-meaning nonsense. Our God is a God who acts on our behalf. He makes us glad by His deeds. God displays His greatness, His faithfulness, His love by what He does.
There are many who say there is no God, or who mock God. Such people are actually senseless and lack understanding. They will not succeed.
The enemies of God will be defeated, and He will exalt the horn of His people. We will see the defeat of our enemies. Conversely the righteous will flourish. We flourish when we are planted in the house of God. This goes back to what we saw in the last two Psalms about God being our dwelling place. We will bear fruit on our old age. As we get older we know the Lord better because we have walked with Him for longer. This makes us more fruitful.
We have a great future in God!
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