TODAY’S VERSE:
“Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.” Psalm 20:6
The Verse begins … “Now I know!”
It sounds like David’s level of “assurance” is growing!
I am glad God can give perfect peace about what we believe. The Holy Spirit can “bear witness” with our human spirit that certain truths are rock solid. (For example, Romans 8:16 teaches us: “The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.”)
Now who is God’s “anointed?”
This word, “mashiyach,” virtually the English word “messiah,” is usually (often) a reference to the “King” of Israel. The whole Psalm, all nine verses, may be a prayer for the King! The verb “save” can carry the idea of “deliverance, rescue, protection.”
Also this is the only place in all the Bible that the expression “holy heaven” is used! The adjective “holy” here means “set apart.” Consecrated, hallowed, unlike any other!
And what a description of God’s Power; “the saving strength of His right hand.” The noun “strength” implies the ability of a “giant, a champion, a hero, a mighty man of valor!”
And God’s “Right Hand” is the emblem of His Omnipotence. Usually one’s “right” side is his or her strongest. But with God I am sure He is ambidextrous! The term is here an anthropomorphism.
Overall verse 6 is a proclamation of victory!
To me it’s similar to New Testament verses like First John 4:4. “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” Or maybe Romans 8:31. “What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?”
“Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.” Psalm 20:6
Now I’d like to even suggest that the “anointed” here could even be Jesus! The Father certainly “saved” Jesus, raising Him from the Grave! And the Father absolutely “hears” his Son praying, interceding on our behalf! And oh the Power God has placed at His Son’s disposal! Jesus Himself said it. “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.” Matthew 28:18
Oh, I love to “ponder” these verses each morning!
Gentle rotating it (the day’s verse) as a jeweler does his newest precious stone! Admiring the varying hues of light it reflects! And adoring its great Creator!
And this is good too … another verse tomorrow, Lord willing.
— Dr. Mike Bagwell