Praise God for salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior (19). This is what David is instructing the Lord’s people to do in mass assembly. Why? Because he daily bears our burdens. Jesus bore the cross as an atonement for our sins, once and for all. Every day as I go about my day I try to live a life of self sacrifice for his name sake. However, at times I fail. Yet, when I confess my sin with a heart to change he bears by burden.
Am I burden by finances? Pray for Jesus bears these too. Am I burden with ill health? Pray for Jesus bears this too? Am I burdened for other people’s problems? Pray for Jesus bears these too. Am I burdened by the loss of a loved one? Pray for Jesus bears this too? Whatever burdens by heart, Jesus will bear the burden.
Jesus also saves (20a). He supplies escape from death (20b). Jesus died and rose from the dead. He promises all who believe in him, those who call on his name, that they will rise with him to live in paradise forever.
When Adam and Eve sin the Lord God told the devil that though he would bite the heal of the Savior, who would be the Son of Man, with death, the Son of Man would crush his head by rising from the dead. Jesus crushed the head of the devil. The last enemy to be destroyed is death (21; 1 Corinthians 15:26).
Jesus will come again to judge the living and the dead. He will defeat his enemies. His garment hems will be drenched in their blood as he walks through it. The enemies of God will be no more. Jesus will free his people from their evil vices (22-23; Revelation 17:14, 19:11-13, 19-21). Yes, there are many reasons to praise God.
