What is spoken of this King is truly resplendent. With His excellent character and attractive words, he enjoys the blessing of God upon His magnificent campaigns. We see Him with His sword upon His side, having the power to use it to drive Him to unassailable victory. He grasps victory in such a way that outside observers remain staggered by the sheer magnificence with which that triumph was achieved. So much so that when He rides out again to enter into combat, His success is sealed before the battle even begins.

This King’s life shows the blessing and grace of God in unmistakeable proportions. There is a deep mystery and beauty about Him that draws the gaze of the masses. A striking attraction in this King is that He stands, not only for truth and righteousness, but for humility as well. How delightful to find a Person who is at the same time so overwhelmingly great and successful, yet marked by humility. His people are filled with a sense of excitement, wondering what He will lay His hand to next, anticipating the next occasion to see Him engaged in breathtaking accomplishments.

Is it not a bizarre thought that there would still be people who would hear about this King, in all of His magnificence, and yet oppose Him? Would it not be the most insane thing to set oneself against a Hero of such stature and wisdom? Would it not be a hopeless wager to set your own personal forces against the overwhelming might and skill of this great King? As ludicrous as it seems, man after man, woman after woman, child after child, sets themselves up in a determined stand against this mighty Ruler. They defy His power and waste His grace. After insult upon insult, with reluctance, this distinguished Monarch finally overruns His enemies with deadly precision.

This King is blessed forever by God. After considering the deep implications of a phrase such as that, one is even more astounded by what is said of Him in verse 7. He is called God! Who is this King? Who is this person upon whom the psalmist gazes as he pours out the overpowering theme of majesty and beauty pent up in his mind? In order for the writer to use such extravagant language, he must have been thinking in an extravagant way. He calls the King Elohim.

This would not be the first time in Scripture where an ordinary man of stature was referred to as Elohim. Other occurrences are in Exodus 21:6, 22:8-9, Psalm 82:1.^[1] Obviously, the psalmist is writing about a remarkable king, yet there is something far deeper going on in his mind than I’m sure he himself even realizes. While he exults in the greatness of his king, he is simultaneously enraptured by a sense of the unspeakable greatness of the Great King, God Incarnate. He is writing God-breathed words, that are flowing through his unique mind, completely absorbed by the theme, yet still unable to grasp the full beauty of the words God is breathing through his pen.