This Psalm is a psalm of anticipated victory. It is a psalm that trusts God will work all things out in His time. We must know that God will ultimately be victorious, for that faith will carry us through hard times. Dr. Herbert Lockyer says that this psalm was written before the victory against Sennacherib (2 Chronicles 20). If so, this was written when victory did not seem possible, and it is in those times that we need faith the most.
Just another note: I have never heard a deer hunter brag about getting a one-point buck (points refer to the size of the antlers and how strong the deer may be). In this psalm, there is the phrase, "The horns of the wicked/righteous." Horns represent honor and power. The wicked, as we see in the world, may have honor and power for a while, but in the end, God will bring them down, and he will exalt the righteous. It may not be in this life, but it will come.
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