Jesus is the path of life that God made known to David (11). Jesus is life, in him is no death. Jesus told confused Martha and Mary just before he raised their brother Lazarus from the dead, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
David knew and believed. Jesus was David’s Holy One who would not see decay. Apostles Peter and Paul quoted these verses stating that David prophesied about Jesus’ resurrection from the dead.
David also knew that he would not be abandoned to the grave. As the Lord his God was with him in life, he would be with him when the body and heart fail. (73:26) David was not shaken. He believed.
The fact that there is a resurrection from the dead and this resurrection is where those who believe in Jesus will be filled with joy in his presence and with eternal pleasures made David glad and his tongue rejoiced. Today I may have trouble, but I can be glad and rejoice because Jesus has overcome the world. Let my tongue sing praises and tell others this good news.
