Psalm 89 "The Festal Shout"

Psalm 89:14-18

"Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;

    steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.

Blessed are the people who know the festal shout,

    who walk, O Lord, in the light of your face,

who exult in your name all the day

    and in your righteousness are exalted.

For you are the glory of their strength;

    by your favor our horn is exalted.

For our shield belongs to the Lord,

    our king to the Holy One of Israel."

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Comment: 
The psalmist is almost leading a group cheer for what God has done in the past, and for who God is in relation to his people. I sense a rising crescendo in this passage. 

At the end of this long psalm, we learn that the psalmist was currently in difficult circumstances and was asking when the Lord would intervene. 

I love how enthusiastic he gets talking about what God has done…even way back in the history of his country. 

He lived out his phrase, "Blessed are the people who know the festal shout"! Why would the people shout at the feast? Because they were certain of the generous goodness of God!

I hope I can be as stoked as they were about God’s faithfulness…past, present, and future!

When we rejoice in the Lord all day long, instead of seeking our own glory, we find ourselves lifted up as well. Regarding those who know the fetal shout, he rest of v. 15-16 says,

who walk, O Lord, in the light of your face, 

who exult in your name all the day

    and in your righteousness are exalted. (v.15b-16)