We can all think of leaders in recent times who have been through difficult situations and suffered under the burdens of responsibility.  This passage, however, points us to a leader who delights in God, the One who will bring in a new government which will deal perfectly with the matter of injustice.

The one who wrote this Psalm, King David, had experienced the joy of answered prayer in his many victories over enemies. If we have experienced God’s deliverance, through what Jesus has done on the cross, we will also be joyful … responding not just with our minds but also with our hearts. The ultimate blessing though is not so much the gift, as wonderful as it is, but the living presence of the Lord himself.

The coming of God in victory brings in the perfect rule of justice in His kingdom. All who are united to Jesus by faith share in this victory over sin and death. Sadly, those who don’t know Jesus or those who have rejected him will never experience the joy of God’s presence. Corrupt people will not win in the end. Those who believe have their hope, not in a new leader but, in Jesus himself … the ultimate blessing.