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 Bear in mind, too that is was Jehovah who inspired David to write.  What he wrote included prophecies about what to come much later. For example,  in Psalm 110,David pointed to a time when his Lord would "sit at his right hand" in heaven and receive great power.  To do what? To subdue God's enemies  and "executed judgment  against the nations on earth.  David was an ancestor of the Messiah, the one who would rule from heaven and who would be " a priest forever." (Psalm 110:1-6)  Jesus confirmed  that the prophecy found at Psalm 110 was about him and that it would have a future fulfillment. - MATTHEW 22:41-45.

Yes, David was inspired to write about both his time and a future time when he would be resurrected and could enjoy praising Jehovah forever.  That helps us to see that Psalm 37:10, 11, 29 can be understood as a description of the conditions that prevailed in ancient Israel as well as the conditions that will come globally in this future when God fulfills  his promises. 

Psalm 61:8  and similar verses thus show that David wanted to glorify Jehovah in ancient Israel until he died. And they  reflect realistically what David will be able to do in the future once Jehovah bring him back to life.

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