“I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.”
The psalmist declares that he will give thanks to God before the great assembly and praise him among the crowd. The promise to give thanks positions the psalmist's vindication as not merely personal but public and communal. The reference to 'great assembly' and 'crowd' suggests that the psalmist's testimony will have public significance, and his deliverance will be witnessed by the entire community. The verse anticipates the moment of vindication and the public praise that will follow.
Church Fathers on Psalms 35:18
1. ...The title of it causes us no delay, for it is both brief, and to be understood not difficult, especially to those nursed in the Church of God. For so it is, “To David himself.” The Psalm then is to David himself: now David is interpreted, Strong in hand, or Desirable. The Psalm then is to the Strong in hand, and Desirable, to Him who for us has overcome death, who unto us has promised life: for in this is He Strong in hand, that He has overcome death for us; in this is…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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