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Verse Psalms 7:3. _IF I HAVE DONE THIS_] David was accused by Saul of
_affecting the kingdom_; and of _waiting_ for an opportunity to _take_
_away the life of his king, his patron_, and his _friend_....
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O LORD MY GOD - A solemn appeal to God as to the sincerity and truth
of what he was about to say.
IF I HAVE DONE THIS - This thing charged upon me, for it is evident
that “Cush,” whoever he was, had a...
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Psalms 7
_ 1. Confidence and prayer (Psalms 7:1)_
2. Unjust persecution (Psalms 7:3)
3. Arise Jehovah! (Psalms 7:6)
4. God's dealings in governm
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VII. A AND VII. B. Here two Pss. have been welded together. In Psalms
7:1; Psalms 7:12 a man hard bestead in spite of his innocence pleads
his cause before God. In Psalms 7:6 Israel personified asks f...
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INIQUITY. Hebrew. _'aval._ App-44. not the same as Psalms 7:14.
IN MY HANDS. Hands put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause),
App-6, for what is done by them....
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PSALMS 7
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
One Wrongfully Accused Commits his Vindication to the Righteous Judge
of All the Earth.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 7:1-2, Appeal to Jehovah for Safety. Stanza II.,
Psalms...
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_O LORD MY GOD, IF I HAVE DONE THIS; IF THERE BE INIQUITY IN MY
HANDS;_
If I have done this - namely, that which my calumniators lay to my
charge (Psalms 7:4; cf. 1 Samuel 24:9), "David said to Saul,...
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This Ps. is an appeal to God as the righteous Judge against an
ungrateful and vindictive enemy. Nothing is known of Cush the
Benjamite, but the case of Shimei affords a parallel to the
circumstances h...
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IF I HAVE DONE THIS] with which Cush charged him. See further in
Psalms 7:4....
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Psalms 1:41
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the *
before a word to show an explanation.
The translated Bible tex...
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THIS — _i.e., this with which I am charged_ — the Benjamite’s
slander.
IF THERE BE INIQUITY. — A comparison with 1 Samuel 24:12, and still
more 1 Samuel 26:18, shows how closely this psalm is connecte...
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_[Psalms 7:4]_ יְהוָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהַי אִם
־עָשִׂ֣יתִי זֹ֑את...
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Psalms 7:1
THIS is the only psalm with the title "Shiggaion." The word occurs
only here and in Habakkuk 3:1, where it stands in the plural, and with
the preposition "upon," as if it designated instrum...
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REFUGE IN GOD FROM EVIL MEN
Psalms 7:1
This psalm should be compared with 1 Samuel 24:1; 1 Samuel 25:1; 1
Samuel 26:1. Cush,
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This is a song of the singer's confidence and appeal in circumstances
of the most trying description. He is persecuted by enemies, some
among them being violent and cruel. The basis of their attack wo...
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Lion. In a spiritual sense this is the devil, 1 Peter v. 8. (St.
Augustine) --- "Let him only see the sign of the cross, or the lamp
continually burning before the altar, he will flee away. Should we...
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While we keep our eye stedfastly on Christ, as the person here
specially treated of, we may secondarily, and subordinately, look at
David, king of Israel. We by no means lessen the importance of the
f...
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3_O Jehovah my God _Here David, to induce God to show him favour,
protests that he is molested unjustly, and without being guilty of any
crime. To give his protestation the greater weight, he uses an...
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Psalms 7 appeals to Jehovah, on the ground of the righteous and more
than righteous dealing of the godly with their enemies, that Jehovah
may arise and awake to the judgment He has commanded, and that...
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O LORD MY GOD, IF I HAVE DONE THIS. The crime which Saul and his
courtiers charged him with, and which was made so public that every
body knew it; and therefore it was needless particularly to mention...
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O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;
Ver. 3. _O Lord my God_] _See Trapp on "_ Psa 7:1 _"_
If I have done this] _i.e._ This treachery and treason, whereof Saul
doth...
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_O Lord, if I have done this_ Which Cush and others falsely lay to my
charge; _if there be iniquity in my hands_ In my actions, the hand
being often put for actions whereof it is a great instrument: “...
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SUPPLICATION OF A BELIEVER AGAINST SLANDER.
The Petition.
Shiggaion of David, a plaintive song, or elegy, full of emotion, which
is apparent it both in the structure and in the accompanying music,
w...
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O Lord, my God, here the mighty Ruler and Judge of the universe, IF I
HAVE DONE THIS; IF THERE BE INIQUITY IN MY HANDS, namely, the crime
charged to him by Cush;...
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1-9 David flees to God for succour. But Christ alone could call on
Heaven to attest his uprightness in all things. All His works were
wrought in righteousness; and the prince of this world found noth...
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IF I HAVE DONE THIS, i.e. that which Cush and others falsely lay to my
charge. If I design or have endeavoured to take away Saul's crown and
life by violence, as Saul's courtiers maliciously reported,...
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Psalms 7:3 LORD H3068 God H430 done H6213 (H8804) is H3426 iniquity
H5766 hands H3709
if I -...
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HE PLEADS HIS OWN INNOCENCE (PSALMS 7:3).
O YHWH, my God, if I have done this,
If there be iniquity in my hands,
If I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me,
Yes, I have delivered him...
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CONTENTS: David prays for deliverance from persecutors.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: When the believer is slandered he has the court of heaven
to fly to and a righteous Judge who is the patro...
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The title of this psalm is similar to that of Zechariah 3:1. It is
called, not a psalm, but _Shiggaion_ or _Shigionoth_ of David; which
he sung to the Lord concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite....
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_O Lord my God, in Thee do I put my trust._
AN APPEAL FROM THE SLANDERED
I. The appeal (Psalms 7:1; Psalms 7:6). A petition for freedom and
deliverance from his persecutors, in which he desires God t...
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_O Lord my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my
hands._
THE APPEAL OF CONSCIOUS INTEGRITY
When near his end Mahomet made an effort to obtain himself the peace
and pardon of the living...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 7:1. The title of this individual lament
from David refers to an otherwise unknown incident in his life when a
man of Benjamin (the tribe of Saul) slandered David. The psalm...
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INTRODUCTION
“From the matter of this psalm it appears that it was composed with
reference to some calumny on the character of David; but commentators
are not agreed as to when and by whom this injur...
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EXPOSITION
THE composition of this psalm by David, asserted in the title, is
generally allowed. Internal evidence seems to indicate for its date
the earlier portion of David's public life—that during...
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The seventh psalm is Shiggaion. Which means the loud crying of David
which he sang unto the Lord concerning the words of Cush, the
Benjamite.
O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from al...
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1 Samuel 20:8; 1 Samuel 22:13; 1 Samuel 22:8; 1 Samuel 24:11; 1 S
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Hands — Which Cush and others falsely lay to my charge. Iniquity —
In my actions....