Psalms 22:25 (ESV Strong's)
From you comes my praise in the great congregation;
my vows I will perform before those who fear him.
Subject: Praise & Worship
In Psalm 22 we have King David under duress. He is being mocked, persecuted, and tormented. As we read through this Psalm we should view it in stark contrast to Psalm 23. Psalm 23 shows a confident David. He knows he is walking with God. In Psalm 22 he, at first, seems overwhelmed by his tormentors. He grows from this torment, however, into a place of praise. His struggle with those around him drives him to the praise of God before them. The King begins to praise God, despite this pain. How is that even possible? How can David find a place of praise in the midst of pain? In the above verse we see the answer: God gives him the praise. "From you comes my praise in the great congregation." What a great truth to hold to in the midst of our own pressures in life. We might not feel comfortable praising God on a given day (like a Sunday morning after a bad week of pressure and persecution), yet, like Peter and Silas in prison, they found a way to praise (Acts 5). Their source, like David, was the God who gives us praise; even when we don't have a reason to praise from the circumstances around us. We tend to think that praise is something we conjure up to give to God for His mercy and grace to us. Praise is something God gives us (His gift) to give back to Him. That is true worship.
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