A choice - Peace or Fear

During the past several days I have been studying Psalm 21.

Here is my present understanding of it for any who wish to read it.

1. For the superintendent of Music, a celebration song written by David for both instrument and voice. The king delights in how strong You are, Creator God. Your victories animate him to sing and dance with intense joy. 2. You have given him his deepest longings, not even denying his spoken desire to unite with You as intimately as in a marriage relationship. (Meditate) 3. You hasten to benefit him with your goodness. You place on his head a crown of pure gold. 4. He asked to live in You and You gave him Your own eternal life. 5. The king's great splendor, grandeur and magnificence is the result of You setting him free and placing him in that position. 6. You placed him there to adore and speak good of God, thus revealing His character. You have given him intense JOY as You have looked upon him. 7. The king is confident in the Creator God and while bowing in respect before the Supreme God he will not waver. 8. You will also appear to those who hate you. They too will experience your strength. 9. Your presence and full power will be to them destructive - as fire. The Self-Existent One's breath (His life) is so powerfull that, like fire, it will consume them. 10. Even their families will cease - with no offspring. 11. They schemed evil plots against You, but couldn't carry out their plans. 12. You will eventually allow them to receive the full consequences of their choices by turning your life giving gaze away from them, leaving them lifeless. 13. Creator God, Your ways are high above the way we think and act. You are strong in Yourself. We will sing and make music about Your victory.