What is the meaning of Psalm 118:14? The LORD is my strength • The verse opens with a confession that real power comes from the LORD, not from our own resources (Psalm 28:7; Isaiah 40:29–31). • Moses sang the identical line after the Red Sea victory: “The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation” (Exodus 15:2), proving God’s enabling power is consistent across generations. • This strength is: – Sustaining in hardship (2 Corinthians 12:9; Philippians 4:13). – Protective in battle (Ephesians 6:10–11). – Empowering for obedience (Psalm 119:28; 1 Peter 4:11). • Because Scripture is accurate and literal, we receive this promise at face value: the living God personally supplies the might we lack. and my song • Strength naturally overflows into praise; the rescued heart sings (Psalm 40:3; 95:1–2). • “Song” implies: – Joy that is God–centered, not circumstance–centered (Habakkuk 3:17–19). – A testimony others can hear, as Paul and Silas demonstrated in prison (Acts 16:25). – Ongoing worship that fills home, church, and daily life (Colossians 3:16; Ephesians 5:19). • The Lord Himself is both the theme and the composer of our praise—He gives the melody and the reason to sing. and He has become my salvation • “Has become” points to a completed, personal rescue. Israel experienced it when God crushed their enemies (Psalm 118:10–13) and believers experience it fully in Christ (John 3:16; Acts 4:12). • Salvation includes: – Deliverance from danger (Psalm 18:2). – Forgiveness of sin through Jesus’ substitutionary death and resurrection (Romans 5:8–9; 1 Peter 2:24). – Assurance of future glory (1 Thessalonians 5:9–10; Revelation 7:10). • Simeon echoed this verse as he held the infant Messiah: “For my eyes have seen Your salvation” (Luke 2:30), confirming that the promised deliverance is perfectly realized in Jesus. summary Psalm 118:14 declares that the LORD Himself is our power, our praise, and our deliverance. We lean on Him for strength, celebrate Him as our song, and rest in the finished salvation He has personally worked for us through Christ. |
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