Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
The verse belongs to the song David composed while Saul was hunting him to take his life, when he was compelled to flee to the wilderness for safety and was passing through severe trials and hardships. It was written in the earlier period of his life while he was serving God with integrity and purity of heart. Like the rest of the song, it recounts his dangers and deliverances and ascribes praise and glory to God as his merciful preserver. It manifests his unwavering trust in God amid those severe trials.
It expresses his thoughts and meditations upon divine things with fervor, devotion, and holiness while he was especially imbued with the Spirit of God. It was sung with skillful music upon the harp and other instruments. In that setting he was several times preserved from falling into Saul's hands by the special interposition of Providence.
The verse belongs to the song David composed while Saul was hunting him to take his life, when he was compelled to flee to the wilderness for safety and was passing through severe trials and hardships. It was written in the earlier period of his life while he was serving God with integrity and purity of heart. Like the rest of the song, it recounts his dangers and deliverances and ascribes praise and glory to God as his merciful preserver. It manifests his unwavering trust in God amid those severe trials.
It expresses his thoughts and meditations upon divine things with fervor, devotion, and holiness while he was especially imbued with the Spirit of God. It was sung with skillful music upon the harp and other instruments. In that setting he was several times preserved from falling into Saul's hands by the special interposition of Providence.