My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.
The psalm was composed by Asaph, Ethan and others during the Babylonian captivity, in its latter portion under Belshazzar, who knew not Daniel, when the persecution and distress of the Jews were greatest. It relates chiefly to the sorrows and afflictions of the Hebrew captives, mingled with exhortations and encouragements and with assurance of divine help and final deliverance from persecutors.
Standing in an even place belongs with walking, sitting, lying down, running and leaping among the bodily movements that symbolize spiritual life and picture a person's whole life in its ordinary and exceptional movements. It expresses the confidence and joy of one who has experienced holiness and consecration to God, standing securely in a life of faith. That security breaks out in blessing the Lord among the worshiping congregation, as public praise flowing from the joy of holiness.
The psalm was composed by Asaph, Ethan and others during the Babylonian captivity, in its latter portion under Belshazzar, who knew not Daniel, when the persecution and distress of the Jews were greatest. It relates chiefly to the sorrows and afflictions of the Hebrew captives, mingled with exhortations and encouragements and with assurance of divine help and final deliverance from persecutors.
Standing in an even place belongs with walking, sitting, lying down, running and leaping among the bodily movements that symbolize spiritual life and picture a person's whole life in its ordinary and exceptional movements. It expresses the confidence and joy of one who has experienced holiness and consecration to God, standing securely in a life of faith. That security breaks out in blessing the Lord among the worshiping congregation, as public praise flowing from the joy of holiness.