5. We will rejoice in thy salvation. In Jesus
there is salvation; it is his own, and hence it is called thy salvation;
but it is ours to receive and ours to rejoice in. The people in this psalm,
before their king went to battle, felt sure of victory, and therefore began to
rejoice beforehand; how much more ought we to do this who have seen the victory
completely won! Unbelief begins weeping for the funeral before the dance of
victory begins! If joy were more general among the Lord’s people, God would be
more glorified among us. And in the name of our God we will set up ourbanners. We wave the flag of victory over the fallen adversary. The
faithful go to war in Jesus’ name, the name of the incarnate God, Immanuel, God
with us. The times are evil at present, but so long as Jesus lives and reigns
in his church we need not furl our banners in fear. The Lord fulfill all thy petitions. The
church cannot forget that Jesus is her advocate before the throne, and
therefore she sums up the desires already expressed in this short sentence. Be
it never forgotten that among those petitions is that choice one, “Father, I will that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I
am.”
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