Psalms 7

Psalms 7:1-17

Refuge in God from Evil Men Psalms 7:1-17 This psalm should be compared with 1 Samuel 24:1-22; 1 Samuel 25:1-44; 1 Samuel 26:1-25. Cush, or “ dark-complexioned,” may refer to a Benjamite who was David’ s calumniator with Saul. If David needed deliverance from his foes, how much more do we from Satan! 1 Peter 5:8-9. So far from being guilty of the offense charged against him, David on two occasions had spared Saul’ s life, 1 Samuel 24:1-22; 1 Samuel 26:1-25. Mine honor, Psalms 7:5, is probably another word for “ soul,” Genesis 49:6. It seems as if, Psalms 7:6-9, God has abdicated His throne, and the suppliant is pleading with him to resume it, with no fear as to the verdict. Evil recoils, like the boomerang, on those who set it in motion. Ralph the Rover perished on the Inchcape Rock, whose warning bell he had destroyed. The hunter falls into the pit prepared in the forest track for his prey, Judges 1:7. What a noble prayer in Psalms 7:9!

In Thee do I put my trust!Shiggaion is thought by some to refer to the erratic and irregular metre. The expressions of this Psalm should be carefully compared with the narrative of events in 1 Samuel 24:1-22; 1 Samuel 25:1-44; 1 Samuel 26:1-25. Cush may be a covert allusion to Saul, who was a Benjamite. Or it may refer to some “black-visaged” member of his tribe, who was one of David’s chief calumniators.

Psalms 7:1-2 Prayer. If David desired deliverance from his foes, how much more do we need deliverance from our arch-enemy! (1 Peter 5:8-9).

Psalms 7:3-5 Protestation. So far from being guilty of the offence charged on him, David, on two occasions, spared Saul’s life (1 Samuel 24:1-22; 1 Samuel 26:1-25). Mine honor is probably only another name for the soul (Genesis 49:6). Psalms 7:6-9 An Appeal. By a bold metaphor, he attributes the success of his foes to some temporary abdication on God’s part, and entreats Him to reassume his throne, and give his decisions, as Eastern judges are wont to do, in the midst of the people standing around. When we do right and suffer for it, we have a strong argument with God; we stand still, keep silence and leave Him vindicate (1 Peter 2:20-23). What a noble prayer is Psalms 7:9!

Psalms 7:10-16 Prediction. Evil recoils like a boomerang on those who set it in motion.