Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
The verse voices a rejoicing heart, a glad tongue, and a body resting with confidence in hope. David spoke these words as prophecy about the Messiah rather than about his own experience, since he died and his tomb remained among the people. The promise is that the Messiah would not be left among the dead nor His body undergo decay, because God would raise Him, and this was fulfilled in the resurrection of Jesus which His disciples witnessed with joy and triumph. It was proclaimed in bold, Spirit-empowered testimony at Pentecost, declaring the crucified Jesus as Lord and Christ, the risen Saviour and Prince of Life at God's right hand, convicting hearers of their part in His death and calling them to repent and be baptized for remission of sins to receive the Holy Spirit. That same resting in hope belongs to the faithful who die, who rest in their graves until Christ raises them to rejoicing at His coming, and keeping the Lord before them by faith gives believers inward stability, gladness of heart, and joyful praise instead of fear and complaint.
Words and Pentecost Setting
The verse gives voice to a rejoicing heart, a glad tongue, and a body resting in confident hope. That joy and gladness in God is the Messiah's assurance in the face of death that His body would not remain in the grave or undergo corruption and decay. The hope belongs first to Christ, whose resurrection fulfilled it before His body saw corruption, and the joy and triumph of the disciples after seeing Him risen reflects that same confidence.
It belongs to the bold, Spirit-empowered testimony at Pentecost after the promised Holy Spirit came. It was addressed to those who had rejected Jesus and demanded the release of Barabbas. There the crucified Jesus was proclaimed as both Lord and Christ, as the risen Saviour and the Prince of Life, raised from the dead and now at God's right hand.
In that preaching the meaning of the cross and other mysteries concerning the Messiah was explained. Its great subject was Jesus unfolded and glorified by the Spirit before eyes that before had seen no beauty in Him to desire Him, lifted up as exalted by God to be a Prince and a Saviour to give repentance and forgiveness of sins. The glorious inner beauties of His work and character are discerned not with natural eyes but because the Spirit gives life. That bold witness showed a transforming restoration reaching to the depths of the soul, and by publicly testifying that Christ had risen it countered claims that sought to discredit His resurrection.
The hearers were convicted of their part in His death. They were called to repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins in order to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. About three thousand souls in one day were pricked in heart, repented, and were baptized. They continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship and in breaking of bread and in prayers, and continued daily with one accord, eating with gladness and singleness of heart while praising God. That outpouring when the disciples went out and preached the Word everywhere, with thousands converted in a day, shows that sinners are to be converted and believers have a part by receiving the self-denying life of Christ, shaking off stupor and indifference, staying awake, aroused and converted, taking the Bible from house to house to read to people, because there is a world to save and a message to give in this judgment hour.
Prophecy of Christ's Resurrection
These words were spoken by David prophetically concerning the Messiah rather than from his own experience. They could not describe David himself, for he died and his tomb remained among the people. The assurance is that the Messiah would not be left to remain in the grave, His soul would not be left among the dead, and His body would not undergo corruption or decay. God would raise Him from death before decay could take hold. This was fulfilled in the resurrection of Jesus, which Peter and the other disciples witnessed. The joy and triumph of the disciples after seeing Him risen reflects the rejoicing confidence of the verse.
Hope and Life for Believers
The confidence of resting in hope belongs not only to Christ in His resurrection but also to the faithful who die, for they do not pass at once to heaven but sleep in their graves in expectation that Christ will raise them at His coming. They will hear His voice and come forth from their graves, and their rising will be an occasion of rejoicing. Even if they lose their lives for His sake, He Himself will bring them forth in the resurrection and set crowns of glory upon their heads. This same rest gives comfort to the living in the presence of death, so that when Edith's suffering is ended and she rests in hope there is no cause to grieve over her pain and distress.
Keeping the Lord continually before the mind by faith brings inner steadfastness, gladness of heart, and joyful praise upon the lips, which is the experience believers are to know. Instead of fearing about recognition, striving for precedence, suspecting one another, or indulging complaint, they look to Christ as their confidence and hope. The glad tongue of the verse praises the Lord rather than self and does not speak disparagingly of others.
That rejoicing of heart and tongue with rest in hope was displayed when the disciples went out with a single desire for the salvation of souls, delighting in the sweetness of fellowship with the saints. They were tender and thoughtful, self-denying and ready for sacrifice, revealing in word and deed the love Christ had commanded. The same experience shows that sinners are to be converted and that believers have their part by receiving Christ's self-denying life into themselves. They shake off stupor and indifference and remain awake, aroused and converted, taking the Bible from house to house to read to the people, because there is a world to be saved and a message to be given in this hour of judgment.
The verse voices a rejoicing heart, a glad tongue, and a body resting with confidence in hope. David spoke these words as prophecy about the Messiah rather than about his own experience, since he died and his tomb remained among the people. The promise is that the Messiah would not be left among the dead nor His body undergo decay, because God would raise Him, and this was fulfilled in the resurrection of Jesus which His disciples witnessed with joy and triumph. It was proclaimed in bold, Spirit-empowered testimony at Pentecost, declaring the crucified Jesus as Lord and Christ, the risen Saviour and Prince of Life at God's right hand, convicting hearers of their part in His death and calling them to repent and be baptized for remission of sins to receive the Holy Spirit. That same resting in hope belongs to the faithful who die, who rest in their graves until Christ raises them to rejoicing at His coming, and keeping the Lord before them by faith gives believers inward stability, gladness of heart, and joyful praise instead of fear and complaint.
Words and Pentecost Setting
The verse gives voice to a rejoicing heart, a glad tongue, and a body resting in confident hope. That joy and gladness in God is the Messiah's assurance in the face of death that His body would not remain in the grave or undergo corruption and decay. The hope belongs first to Christ, whose resurrection fulfilled it before His body saw corruption, and the joy and triumph of the disciples after seeing Him risen reflects that same confidence.
It belongs to the bold, Spirit-empowered testimony at Pentecost after the promised Holy Spirit came. It was addressed to those who had rejected Jesus and demanded the release of Barabbas. There the crucified Jesus was proclaimed as both Lord and Christ, as the risen Saviour and the Prince of Life, raised from the dead and now at God's right hand.
In that preaching the meaning of the cross and other mysteries concerning the Messiah was explained. Its great subject was Jesus unfolded and glorified by the Spirit before eyes that before had seen no beauty in Him to desire Him, lifted up as exalted by God to be a Prince and a Saviour to give repentance and forgiveness of sins. The glorious inner beauties of His work and character are discerned not with natural eyes but because the Spirit gives life. That bold witness showed a transforming restoration reaching to the depths of the soul, and by publicly testifying that Christ had risen it countered claims that sought to discredit His resurrection.
The hearers were convicted of their part in His death. They were called to repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins in order to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. About three thousand souls in one day were pricked in heart, repented, and were baptized. They continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship and in breaking of bread and in prayers, and continued daily with one accord, eating with gladness and singleness of heart while praising God. That outpouring when the disciples went out and preached the Word everywhere, with thousands converted in a day, shows that sinners are to be converted and believers have a part by receiving the self-denying life of Christ, shaking off stupor and indifference, staying awake, aroused and converted, taking the Bible from house to house to read to people, because there is a world to save and a message to give in this judgment hour.
Prophecy of Christ's Resurrection
These words were spoken by David prophetically concerning the Messiah rather than from his own experience. They could not describe David himself, for he died and his tomb remained among the people. The assurance is that the Messiah would not be left to remain in the grave, His soul would not be left among the dead, and His body would not undergo corruption or decay. God would raise Him from death before decay could take hold. This was fulfilled in the resurrection of Jesus, which Peter and the other disciples witnessed. The joy and triumph of the disciples after seeing Him risen reflects the rejoicing confidence of the verse.
Hope and Life for Believers
The confidence of resting in hope belongs not only to Christ in His resurrection but also to the faithful who die, for they do not pass at once to heaven but sleep in their graves in expectation that Christ will raise them at His coming. They will hear His voice and come forth from their graves, and their rising will be an occasion of rejoicing. Even if they lose their lives for His sake, He Himself will bring them forth in the resurrection and set crowns of glory upon their heads. This same rest gives comfort to the living in the presence of death, so that when Edith's suffering is ended and she rests in hope there is no cause to grieve over her pain and distress.
Keeping the Lord continually before the mind by faith brings inner steadfastness, gladness of heart, and joyful praise upon the lips, which is the experience believers are to know. Instead of fearing about recognition, striving for precedence, suspecting one another, or indulging complaint, they look to Christ as their confidence and hope. The glad tongue of the verse praises the Lord rather than self and does not speak disparagingly of others.
That rejoicing of heart and tongue with rest in hope was displayed when the disciples went out with a single desire for the salvation of souls, delighting in the sweetness of fellowship with the saints. They were tender and thoughtful, self-denying and ready for sacrifice, revealing in word and deed the love Christ had commanded. The same experience shows that sinners are to be converted and that believers have their part by receiving Christ's self-denying life into themselves. They shake off stupor and indifference and remain awake, aroused and converted, taking the Bible from house to house to read to the people, because there is a world to be saved and a message to be given in this hour of judgment.