"Everything rises and falls with leadership," Dr. Lee Roberson often says, and he is right. Now the king speaks and assures his people that he is confident of success because the Lord has chosen him ("anointed") and heard his prayers. The people had prayed "May the Lord hear" (
v. 1) and David's reply was, "He will hear" (
v. 6). The Lord would not only send help from Zion (
v. 2) but also from the very throne of heaven! (
v. 6). Just as God's hand had reached down and saved David in the past (
18:9-18), so His hand would deliver him from the enemy.
may the Lord do the same for us.