Psalm 35:18, 28 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people….And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
This is an imprecatory (cursing) psalm that calls on God to deal with enemies. God promised Adam, and David, that He would eternally crush our spiritual enemies, sin, death, and the devil. This He did for us in the coming of the Son of God. Our response to Christ’s great victory over evil enemies is to thank and praise Him in public and speak of His praise all the time. Jesus won the victory over our enemies through His love, service, humility, death and resurrection for all of us for all time.
We respond to His victory by living lives of thanks and praise in public and in private. Our enemies are defeated, and we are alive!. Our limited lifetime on earth cannot fully express our thanks and praise. So we will be praising the Lord for all eternity. The new man in us is constantly thankful and never ceases to praise Him. This thanks flows over into our daily words and deeds. “For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever and ever.”