“And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.”
The psalm concludes with the psalmist's declaration that his tongue will speak of God's righteousness and God's praise all day long. The commitment to speak of righteousness and praise establishes that the psalmist's response to vindication will be public witness and perpetual thanksgiving. The phrase 'all day long' emphasizes the constancy of this testimony. The psalm moves from desperate petition through acknowledgment of injustice to the commitment to lifelong praise. The concluding verse establishes that the ultimate fruit of vindication is not triumph over enemies but the magnification of God's righteous character.
Church Fathers on Psalms 35:28
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…
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