Psalm 7:1-17 O LORD my God, in you do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:… I. THE APPEAL (vers. 1, 2, 6). A petition for freedom and deliverance from his persecutors, in which he desires God to be attentive to him, because of the relation between them, and because he trusted Him: and he also desires God to be benevolent, because he was in danger of death, having many enemies. II. HIS REASONS. He makes protestation of his innocency, and appeals to God's justice. He wants God to do justice both to him and to the wicked. The close of the Psalm is a doxology, — thanks that a true, just, and merciful God would judge for the righteous, save those who are true of heart, establish the just, and take revenge upon the wicked; for this, says David, "I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness." (William Nicholson, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: {Shiggaion 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 all them that persecute me, and deliver me:WEB: Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me, |
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