Psalm 7
שִׁגָּי֗וֹן לְדָ֫וִ֥ד אֲשֶׁר שָׁ֥ר לַיהוָ֑ה עַל דִּבְרֵי כ֝֗וּשׁ בֶּן יְמִינִֽי
BSB
I Take Refuge in You
A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite.
1O LORD my God, I take refuge in You;
save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,
2or they will shred my soul like a lion
and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
3O LORD my God, if I have done this,
if injustice is on my hands,
4if I have rewarded my ally with evil,
if I have plundered my foe without cause,
5then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me;
may he trample me to the ground
and leave my honor in the dust.
Selah
6Arise, O LORD, in Your anger;
rise up against the fury of my enemies.
Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
7Let the assembled peoples gather around You;
take Your seat over them on high.
8The LORD judges the peoples;
vindicate me, O LORD,
according to my righteousness and integrity.
9Put an end to the evil of the wicked,
but establish the righteous,
O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
10My shield is with God,
who saves the upright in heart.
11God is a righteous judge
and a God who feels indignation each day.
12If one does not repent,
God will sharpen His sword;
He has bent and strung His bow.
13He has prepared His deadly weapons;
He ordains His arrows with fire.
14Behold, the wicked man travails with evil;
he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
15He has dug a hole and hollowed it out;
he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
16His trouble recoils on himself,
and his violence falls on his own head.
17I will thank the LORD for His righteousness
and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
Introduction
Psalms 7
It appears by the title that this psalm was penned with a particular reference to the malicious imputations that David was unjustly laid under by some of his enemies. Being thus wronged, I. He applies to God for favour (Psa 7:1, Psa 7:2). II. He appeals to God concerning his innocency as to those things whereof he was accused (Psa 7:3-5). III. He prays to God to plead his cause and judge for him against his persecutors (Psa 7:6-9). IV. He expresses his confidence in God that he would do so, and would return the mischief upon the head of those that designed it against him (Psa 7:10-16). V. He promises to give God the glory of his deliverance (Psa 7:17). In this David was a type of Christ, who was himself, and still is in his members, thus injured, but will certainly be righted at last.
Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the Lord, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.
Cross-references: Ps 7:1 · Ps 7:2 · Ps 7:3 · Ps 7:6 · Ps 7:10 · Ps 7:17