引言：谋事在人，成事在神。

诗篇21篇是大卫王从战争凯旋归来，与百姓一同向神献上感恩的凯歌。

一、感谢神的厚恩美福（V1-7）

1.因神救恩王喜乐（V1）

2.神应允王的祷告（V2）

3.神以美福迎接王（V3）

4.神赐王日子长久（V4）

5.神使王永有洪福（V5-6）

从大卫的感恩，提醒我们要常常数算神的恩典，感谢神在我们生命当中的奇妙作为！大卫的感恩和喜乐，是因为他拥有神，而且他坚定信靠神–因至高者的慈爱必不摇动！大卫明白，王能够不摇动，是因着至高者的慈爱！

这也是我们要明白的，今天我们能够蒙福站立，也是因着至高者的慈爱！那明天我们跌倒的时候，就不会绝望！因为我们或躺卧、或起来，都是因着至高者；我纵然今天跌倒，让我站立的慈爱神仍然会牵扶我起来！并要以美福在前面迎接我！

二、相信神必搜灭仇敌（V8-12）

神的话语一直重申，神的慈爱恩典与公义的审判，都是永不改变的！所以大卫相信神必要‘搜出’和‘灭绝’一切与祂为敌的，包括他们的后裔。所以我们要恨恶罪，因为所有罪都是与神为敌的，它会拉着我们远离神！我们更要学会亲近神、倚靠神、敬畏神，就可以一直面对慈爱与恩典的神！

这里大卫不是说‘我的仇敌’，而是说‘你的手要搜出你的一切仇敌。’大卫是以神的仇敌为仇敌，而不是以自己肉体和血气的仇敌为仇敌，所以他才会如此的祷告！大卫的祷告值得我们学习，我们看见的仇敌，应当是那些抵挡神、亵渎神的人与事，而不是得罪我们的某人或某事。

总结：王和百姓同颂赞神（V13）

战争的胜利，使大卫的信心越发加增，众百姓也越发感恩和信靠主。大卫身为王他知道，是神要因自己的能力显为至高，不是因王的能力，王的能力都是从神出来的；所以王要负责带领众民唱诗赞美神。所以一个王，是带领众民信靠神的，才是真正的王！

这也告诉我们，我们每个人都会有一个可能的带领的位置：做母亲的要带领孩子，做父亲的要带领家，在职场的也可能在事业中要带领一些人，在教会服事的可能要带领自己需要服侍的对象……怎么做呢？把人带到主那里，让人经历神！颂赞神！

Psalm 21 King David’s Song of Victory
GK611 Morning Devotion
05/12/2023
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Ps. Daniel Kew

Introduction: Men plan things, but God accomplish them.

Psalm 21 is a song of thanksgiving to God by King David after his triumphant return from war.

1. Thank God for His blessings (V1-7)

(1) Rejoice because of God’s salvation (V1)

(2) God answered the king’s prayer (V2)

(3) God welcomes the king with good blessings (V3)
(4) God gives the king long days (V4)

(5) God makes the king eternally blessed (V5-6)

David’s thanksgiving reminds us to always count God’s grace and thank God for His wonderful deeds in our lives! David’s gratitude and joy were because he had God and his firm trust in God – because the love of the Most High will not waver! David understood that the reason why the king could not be shaken was because of the love of the Most High!

This is what we need to understand. We can stand blessed today because of the love of the Most High! Then when we fall tomorrow, we won’t despair! Because whether we lie down or rise, it is because of the Most High; even if we fall today, the loving God who makes us stand will still hold us up! And greet us with good blessings ahead!

2. Believe that God will search out and destroy enemies (V8-12)

God’s words have always reiterated that God’s loving grace and righteous judgment will never change! Therefore, David believed that God would “find” and “destroy” all those who were enemies of Him, including their descendants. Therefore, we must hate sin because all sin is enmity to God and will pull us away from God! We must also learn to get close to God, rely on God, and fear God so that we can always face the God of love and grace!

David here does not say ‘my enemies’, but ‘your hands shall search out all your enemies.’ David regarded the enemies of God as his enemies, not the enemies of his flesh and blood, so he prayed like this! David’s prayer is worth learning from. The enemies we see should be those people and things that resist and blaspheme God, not someone or something that offends us.

Conclusion: The king and the people praised God together (V13)

The victory in the war increased David’s faith, and the people became more grateful and trusting in the Lord. As a king, David knew that it was God who would be supreme because of His power, not the king’s power. The king’s power came from God. Therefore, the king was responsible for leading the people to sing worship songs to praise God, a king who leads the people to trust in God is the real king!

This also tells us that each of us will have a possible leadership position: a mother will lead her children, a father will lead his family, someone in the workplace may lead some people in his career, those who serve in the church may have to lead those they need to serve….how to do it? Bring people to the Lord and let them experience God! Praise God!