Psalm 21
Given Peter’s focus on the return of Christ, it would be a good idea to sing a psalm that likewise looks forward to Christ’s return in glory. Psalm 21:1–13 is one such song. It anticipates the day when God’s King is publicly crowned to demonstrate his worldwide rule (Psalm 21:3), granted eternal life (Psalm 21:4), and given great glory (Psalm 21:5). Above all, the King’s joy comes from reigning in intimate fellowship with God his Father (Psalm 21:6); his victory over death being the fruit of his faith in the love of the Most High (Psalm 21:7). The King’s victory also results in total destruction of all enemies, a burning up in righteous wrath of those who stand against God (Psalm 21:8–12).
The dominant note in Psalm 21 then is the joy that comes from a certain confidence in the victory of God’s King and the final return of Christ in glory. We do not see Christ now; he is seated at the right hand of the Father. Yet he has conquered death, his resurrection guaranteeing our salvation (1 Peter 1:8–9). And so we can look forward to his return without fear.
1 Il y a eu parmi le peuple de faux prophètes, et il y aura de même parmi vous de faux docteurs, qui introduiront sournoisement des sectes pernicieuses, et qui, reniant le maître qui les a rachetés, attireront sur eux une ruine soudaine.