Psalm 103

I find verse 21 of this psalm very intriguing. It is a "normal" praise extended by a king to a loyal warrior or servant. But in this case the heavenly King is speaking in absentia through an earthly king. When God honors a warrior the person he pictures is probably radically different then the idea that forms in our mind. Those both warriors are brave one faces an enemy who is mortal. God's warriors encounter unnamed spiritual enemies including the accuser of our souls. That takes a different bravery along with a great faith in God's hand. In the same manner God's servant intentionally looks for the Master's desires. Then seeks to fulfill them with total focus. God's servant may abandon other things just to keep his thought on God's Kingdom.
Stuart