A Glorious Expectation (vv. 7-9). The psalmist writes of the Lord as Deliverer and King, and now he presents Him as the Judge who will one day come and deal with the world as He once dealt with the kingdom of Babylon. He had seen Israel delivered from bondage (vv. 1-3), and he had heard the nations of the world praising the Lord (vv. 4-6). Now he heard all creation eagerly anticipating the Lord’s return, for the second advent of Jesus sets creation free from the bondage of sin caused by Adam’s fall (Rom. 8:18-25). The lapping of the waves of the sea on the shore sounds to him like a prayer to the Lord and the flowing of the river like applause in response to the announcement, “The King is coming!” The play of the wind on the mountains sounded like a song of praise. (See Isa. 55:12.) All nature combined to sing, “Even so, come, Lord Jesus” (Rev. 22:20). There will come a day when all wrongs will be righted and all sins will be judged, and the Judge will bring justice and equity to the earth.