In Psalms, chapter hundred and thirty-two, verse seventeen, where the expectations for this prayer were unfulfilled through David’s descendants, who were kings of Israel and Judah: Since the Israelites forsook the Lord and did not follow instructions, as in verse twelve, God destroyed Jerusalem and the temple. The longings for this prayer will receive fulfillment only in Jesus Christ, the great Son of David, of whose “kingdom there shall be no end,” as in Luke one, verses thirty-two through thirty-three, Matthew one, verse one, and Luke one, verses sixty-eight to seventy-nine, respectively.
The theme verse under The Promise to David and Zion section reveals how God honors those who seek to follow His will and pattern their lives according to His Word. David is loved and favored, including Saul, as in First Samuel sixteen, verse twenty-two, “And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favor in my sight.” Although the former King Saul eventually started to hate the younger son of Jesse, he still needed to keep a close watch on him. David, as we know, was a man after God’s heart. Here is an example of how he responds to the situation with the Israelites contesting against the Giant Goliath and the Philistines, “And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
The statement David makes to them represents faith, hope, and triumph. He already had a victory and defeat in his heart over the evil ones. There was no negative approach or comments like “What should we do about this situation now?”