Psa 144:10 | KingComments | STEP | A new deliverance, ushering in a new age, calls for a new song ( ; ). In view of God’s forthcoming intervention to deliver him, David says he will sing a new song to God. He will use “a harp of ten strings” and sing praises to Him. The first song is sung by God’s people in Exodus 15, after their deliverance from Egypt and the complete extermination of Pharaoh and his army ( ). Here in Psalm 144 they sing a new song after all enemies have been defeated. In the Old Testament, there is mention of “a new song” seven times ( ; ). The New Testament mentions it twice: in Revelation 5 the new song is sung by the twenty-four elders ( ) and in Revelation 14 by the faithful remnant of the two tribes ( ). God is the great Savior or Victor ( ). Kings seem to be the most powerful people on earth. When they are saved or are victorious, they may well think that they owe a salvation or a victory to their strength or cleverness. The reality is that salvation or victory comes from God, He “gives” it. David is deeply aware of this. He is king, but he does not call himself that here. He speaks of “David His servant”. Nor does he speak of salvation or victory, but of rescue “from the evil sword”. By this he acknowledges that he is totally dependent on God. He has no power but only the power God has given him. There is no hope of deliverance but only in God. Using the same words he used earlier in the psalm, David once again asks for rescue and deliverance out of the hand of aliens ( ; ). Last time, his request for deliverance was followed by a new song ( ). Here he attaches to his request for deliverance blessings for God’s people. He describes those blessings in the following verses.

‏ Psalms 144:10

A New Song for a New Beginning

A new deliverance, ushering in a new age, calls for a new song (Psa 144:9; Psa 33:3). In view of God’s forthcoming intervention to deliver him, David says he will sing a new song to God. He will use “a harp of ten strings” and sing praises to Him.

The first song is sung by God’s people in Exodus 15, after their deliverance from Egypt and the complete extermination of Pharaoh and his army (Exo 15:1). Here in Psalm 144 they sing a new song after all enemies have been defeated. In the Old Testament, there is mention of “a new song” seven times (Psa 33:3 ; Psa 40:3 ; Psa 96:1 ; Psa 98:1 ; Psa 144:9 ; Psa 149:1; Isa 42:10). The New Testament mentions it twice: in Revelation 5 the new song is sung by the twenty-four elders (Rev 5:9) and in Revelation 14 by the faithful remnant of the two tribes (Rev 14:3).

God is the great Savior or Victor (Psa 144:10). Kings seem to be the most powerful people on earth. When they are saved or are victorious, they may well think that they owe a salvation or a victory to their strength or cleverness. The reality is that salvation or victory comes from God, He “gives” it.

David is deeply aware of this. He is king, but he does not call himself that here. He speaks of “David His servant”. Nor does he speak of salvation or victory, but of rescue “from the evil sword”. By this he acknowledges that he is totally dependent on God. He has no power but only the power God has given him. There is no hope of deliverance but only in God.

Using the same words he used earlier in the psalm, David once again asks for rescue and deliverance out of the hand of aliens (Psa 144:11; Psa 144:7b-8). Last time, his request for deliverance was followed by a new song (Psa 144:9). Here he attaches to his request for deliverance blessings for God’s people. He describes those blessings in the following verses.