This Psalm begins a new subject. Just as after Psa. 1 and 2 Israel sees Christ passing through the time of His distress—His sacrifice to God sets Him as her Head before Jehovah, and she owns Him as King. Here we have the Spirit in the Jewish Remnant seeing Christ standing in their trouble and in their priesthood. The specialty of Christ's position viewed by the Spirit in the Jewish Remnant. Thus they look first for help out of the sanctuary, and strength out of Zion—the resurrection proves more to them, when understood. He will hear Him from His holy heaven. In a word, this Psalm and Psa. 21 go through the whole history of Christ, in a Jewish point of view, from His entering into the trouble of Jacob (which they have in the latter day) until they know the Lord alone exalted in that day. It is not till after the lifting up that they know that it was He.
This Psalm is the recognition by the Jehovah—taught Jews, of the latter day as in the time of their distress, of Jesus, even the crucified One, as their Savior. Their thoughts towards Him—"Now know I." The last verse singularly depicts its force -" Jehovah, save " (the root of " Jesus ") " the king hear in the day of our calling " -the recognition of Jesus, and in Jesus their own security, for God heareth Him.
It is Christ in royalty, rising and receiving glory, but all Jewish in this Psalm and in Psa. 20 “Jehovah hear thee, fulfill all thy petitions in the day of trouble." The name of the God of Jacob, so not "Hear us, thou!" but “Let the king hear us." Now it is just in connection and contrast with this that the Lord says, "In that day ye shall ask me nothing; I say not that I will pray the Father for you, for etc.... whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you," associating them with Him as sons. They look at Messias, wondrous sight, as in the trouble, but Himself only as entering into it, and seek the desires of His heart to be granted Him. Therefore we have the King joying with Jehovah's strength, not the Son one with the Father; we have them looking at Jehovah's dealings with the King, not we in Him, and in His name asking of the Father, He being withal in us. It is " Jehovah saveth his Messiah," i.e., known in resurrection. They know the acts, we the Person. He is the Son of God with power, we say, according to the Spirit of holiness, prevented with the blessings of goodness before He reigns as King, His glory being in this salvation and answer, honor and majesty set upon Him; see Heb. 2 Still it is " the king trusteth in Jehovah "; He is a Jew—verses 8-12, the King is addressed. The strength of Jehovah they look for.
In this Psalm, Israel, through all, sees the glory set on, even preventing Him. This is, as it were, to faith the key to the following Psalm, in that it gives that viewed as a whole. There He is in the day of trouble and suffering.
This Psalm is the Jewish Remnant's joy in the position of Christ with God. They perceive His acceptance, and exaltation, and are now of one mind with it, and see how He did save Him, though they had esteemed Him stricken of God and afflicted, though this be not here adverted to, but the acceptance of the King. In a word, they come to understand the resurrection and ascension of Christ, by knowing His Person, as we shall see more of hereafter. But it is as the Man, the Christ, the King (v. 7), and therefore knowing their own security, i.e., His power, as believing people, and trusting in Him as the Deliverer also of them in the latter day, for they see Him as a Jew, and in faith destroying His enemies; for them to faith, over unbelief, its own difficulties, faith its sins as the enemies of Christ, and triumph in His victory, not seeing them as associated with itself. So the Jews in the latter day- by faith in Him they see Him all through as He is; it was “against thee." We may compare the last verse with Isa. 2:11, 1711The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. (Isaiah 2:11)
17And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. (Isaiah 2:17).
9 (8). Note the use of E'lyon (Most High) here.