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I. AN INTERESTING SUBJECT. It is the work of God —

1. To redeem the soul (John 3:16; Psalm 89:19; Romans 8:3; Romans 5:6-8).

2. To regenerate the soul (Ephesians 2:1; 2 Corinthians 5:17; John 1:13; 1 Peter 1:23).

3. To receive the soul to favours and privileges lost by sin (Ephesians 2:11-13; 19-22).

4. To comfort the soul (Isaiah 40:1, 2; 2 Corinthians 1:3, 4; Psalm 119:50; Romans 15:4; Acts 9:31).

5. To protect and save His people to the end (Romans 8:31).

6. To glorify the soul (John 14:2, 3; John 17:24).

II. AN INTERESTING STATEMENT: "Thou hast made me glad through Thy works." This gladness is —

1. Divine (Psalm 40:1-3).

2. The gladness of experience (Psalm 4:7).

3. Social joy (Malachi 3:16).

4. The gladness of faith and hope (Romans 15:4; Hebrews 6:16-19; Titus 1:2; Titus 2:13).

III. A JUDICIOUS RESOLUTION: "I will triumph in the work of Thy hands." This implies —

1. Grateful acknowledgment of Divine obligation (1 Peter 1:3).

2. Intimate acquaintance and rapturous satisfaction with the works of God's hands (1 Corinthians 2:2; Galatians 6:14).

3. Expectation of an ultimate and complete triumph.

4. A determination to proclaim the works of God's hands to others.

(Helps for the Pulpit.)

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KJV: For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

WEB: For you, Yahweh, have made me glad through your work. I will triumph in the works of your hands.