“ O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; ”
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 w...
O LORD my God, if I have done (b) this; if there be iniquity in my hands; (b) With which Cush charges me.
VII. A and VII. B . Here two Pss. have been welded together. In Psalms 7:1-5 ; Psalms 7:12-17 a man hard bestead in spite of his innocence pleads his cause before God. In Psalms 7:6-11 Israel p...
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.
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...
O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; 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...
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 sai...
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...
This — i.e., this with which I am charged — the Benjamite’s slander. If there be iniquity. — A comparison with 1 Samuel 24:12-13 , and still more 1 Samuel 26:18 , shows how closely this psal...
Psalms 7:1-17 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 designate...
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...
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 w...
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...
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 ment...
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 do...
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:...
David Prays Against His Enemies; Prayer for Sinners and Saints. Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the Lord, concerning t...
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 report...
He Pleads His Own Innocence ( Psalms 7:3-5 ). 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 deliver...
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 inju...
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 Benjamit...
O Lord my God, in Thee do I put my trust. An appeal from the slandered I. The appeal ( Psalms 7:1-2 ; Psalms 7:6 ). A petition for freedom and deliverance from his persecutors, in which he des...
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...
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 musi...
1 Samuel 20:8 ; 1 Samuel 22:13 ; 1 Samuel 22:8 ; 1 Samuel 24:11 ; 1 Samuel 24:9 ; 1 Samuel 26:18 ; 1 Samuel 26:19 ; 2 Samuel 16:7 ; 2 Samuel 16:8 ; Job 11:14 ; Job 16:17-19 ; Joshua 22:22...
Hands — Which Cush and others falsely lay to my charge. Iniquity — In my actions.