Psalm 40:2,3
"He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: Many shall see it, and fear, And shall trust in the LORD."
Whatever pit David was speaking of here, we can see how the LORD heard him, brought him out of the miry clay, set him upon a rock, and established his goings. In David's experience, that Rock was Christ.
In Christ's experience, that Rock was His Father. He is the one that He came to satisfy. The fact that God was pleased to bring Christ out of that miry clay—that His sufferings were but for a season and a time—reveals the greatness of His work. Once He had laid down His life, God raised Him up from the grave, setting His feet upon a Rock. That Rock was the very Promise of God to receive His Son, and He did! God received Him into glory, where He now lives to intercede on the behalf of those for whom He died. Therefore, His goings have been established.
Just like David, that the Lord delivered out of a particular crisis and had his steps established, we see this fulfilled ultimately in the LORD Jesus Christ. Because of the satisfaction of His work, He, too, was delivered.
Then we see the rejoicing. We see how this Bondservant patiently waited upon God, how He was brought through His sufferings to glory, and then how rejoicing followed. In verse three, we read, "He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God, many shall see it and fear and shall trust in the Lord." Yes, a new song. As we read the Psalms, we recognize that these songs were all written out of David's experience, bringing glory and honor to Christ alone. With regard to the Lord Jesus Christ, what is the new song that He sings, and sings with His people? The new song is the proclamation of His finished work.
“Redeemed, How I Love to Proclaim It”—-redeemed by the Blood of the Lamb. The new song sung throughout eternity as described in the book of Revelation is, "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain." Why is it called a new song? Because all these things had to be fulfilled in order for this song to be sung.
In Scripture, you have the Old Testament and the New. The Old Testament provides the picture, type, and pattern. The New Testament is the fulfillment. Even here, though in the Old Testament, we see how this was fulfilled in the Lord Jesus Christ. For David, it was a new song, written after having suffered and being delivered. Perhaps it even reflects his own testimony—-how he was lost and then found. Through Christ and the Spirit of Christ being in him, David was directed in the writing of these songs that we now read.
The book of Psalms is the hymn book of the church— H-I-M book. It's all about Him! This new song that God put in David's mouth describes how Christ Himself rejoices in singing over the very people that the Father has given Him. Having suffered, this new song is one of deliverance. That's why it says that many shall see it. It was not intended for everyone, but many shall see it and will trust in the LORD. Many shall witness Christ’s deliverance and the work that He accomplished as the Faithful Suffering Servant of God. The only way anyone trusts in the Lord is through the work of Grace given to those that Christ came to save. Therefore, they trust in Him.
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