Psalms 9:2 (ESV Strong's)
I will be glad and exult in you;
I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
Subject: Worship
The writer of this Psalm (King David) is about to pray for help from his enemies. In the remainder of the psalm David talks about the wicked and how he attempts to destroy the righteous and ignores God. But, before David pleas for help, he worships God. David takes the first breaths of his prayer to proclaim his contentment in God and his desire to "exult" God. The Hebrew word for the word "exult" is used eight times in the Old Testament, four of them in Psalms, by King David. It literally means to "jump for joy." David jumped for joy when he brought the Ark back from captivity (his wife was upset because she interpreted the jumping for joy ... His dance ... For showing off and inappropriate behavior for a king) (2 Samuel 6:14ff). We can "exult" in a lot of things. We mostly exult in our own talents, skills, abilities. We often exult in our possessions. We love to exult in OUR victories. David states that he is going to exult in God and His character. That should be our ultimate and single exultation. Rejoice in God's character and jump for joy over what He can do, will do and is doing. That is the way to start a prayer; start a day; start a week; or, a year!! Exult in God!!
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