“Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy” (Psalm 107:2). The Hebrew word for “redeemed” means to “buy back,” “deliver,” “save,” or “reclaim as one’s own.” This is the same word used when God delivered Israel from Egypt (Ex. 6:6). It’s the very word employed when someone redeemed a piece of land, or if a slave was set free (Lev. 25). And it was used in reference to Boaz when he redeemed Ruth, as the kinsman-redeemer (Ruth 3:19-4:14). The theme of redemption is a familiar theme all through the Old Testament.
Psalm 107 uses four word-pictures of human circumstances and divine deliverance: wanderers reclaimed (107:4-9); prisoners released (107:10-16); the sick recovered (107:17-22); and the storm-tossed rescued (107:22-32). Each of these metaphors reveal God’s ability to redeem humanity from their circumstantial plight.
The response to God’s redemption was praise: “Oh that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men” (107:8;15;21; 31). The redeemed were to praise the Lord for His goodness and mercy (107:1). Wanderers who had been found were to praise the Lord. Prisoners who had been freed were to praise the Lord. The sick who had been healed were to praise the Lord. Those rescued from the storms of life were to praise the Lord. They were to say so!
Your testimony is the greatest tool for witnessing. Tell someone how the Lord found you when you were lost. Share your story about being set-free from bondage. Testify about God healing your sin-sick heart or from poor health. Open your mouth and proclaim that God rescued you from despair. Someone might be in need of God’s redemption!
In other words, let the redeemed of the Lord say so!