The LORD is my strength and my song;
Psalms 118:14-15 (ESV)
he has become my salvation.
Glad songs of salvation
are in the tents of the righteous:
This passage encourages us by reminding us that Yahweh (“LORD”) is our strength, our song and our salvation. In Psalm 118 the Psalmist was thanking Yahweh for delivering him from military attacks by other nations. Yahweh defended him with his strength, gave the nation of Israel salvation from their enemies and moved them to sing songs about their salvation.
And we have even more reason to sing of Yahweh’s salvation in our lives. His power raised Jesus from the dead with a new eternal body, then applied that same power to all of us who believe and follow Jesus! He gave us salvation from sin, from the Enemy, and from all the destructive influences in this world. Even death cannot separate us from his overflowing love for us. We will live forever in the community of love with God and his people.
This is why Yahweh is our song. He is a melody in our hearts. He is the harmony in our souls. He is the guitar and drums and piano. He is the trumpets and the violins. Best of all he is the lyrics, the words that express who he is and what he has done for us. He is a song that moves us to sing joyful songs of his goodness. He has given us what no one else can obtain except through Jesus. His peace, joy and friendship have landed in our souls and they will fully conquer us in the next age. Yahweh is the song in our hearts that will play for eternity.
