Bible Commentary

God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry [with the wicked] every day. 11. Render with R.V.; God ( Elohim) is a righteous Judge, Yea, a God ( El) that hath indignation every day. Whatever men may think (Psa 10:4; Psa 10:11; Psa 10:13), God’s judicial wrath against evil never rests. The addition strong and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 7:11”

My defense [is] of God, which saveth the upright in heart. 10. My defence is of God ] R.V., my shield is with God. Lit. my shield is upon God; it rests with God to defend me. Cp. Psa 62:7. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges My defense is of God – The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 7:10”

Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins. 9. More exactly: O that the evil of wicked men might come to an end, and that thou wouldest establish the righteous; For a trier of hearts and reins is God … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 7:9”

The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity [that is] in me. 8. Render as R.V.: The lord ministereth judgement to the peoples. Jehovah has taken His seat and opened the assize (cp. the exactly similar sequence of ideas in Psa 9:7-8: and see … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 7:8”

So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high. 7. Render: And let the assembly of peoples come round about thee: And over it return thou on high. The judgement scene. The Psalmist prays that ‘the peoples’ may be summoned to stand round the tribunal. It … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 7:7”

Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me [to] the judgment [that] thou hast commanded. 6. Arise lift up thyself awake ] Cp. Psa 3:7, Psa 9:19, Psa 10:12, Psa 44:23, Psa 94:2, and many similar invocations; couched in human language, as though … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 7:6”

Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take [it]; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honor in the dust. Selah. 5. Render: Let an enemy pursue my soul and overtake it; Yea, trample my life to the ground, And make my glory to dwell in the dust. With … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 7:5”

If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy: ) 4. If I have rewarded evil &c.] If I have been guilty of unprovoked outrage, such, it is perhaps implied, as that of which Saul is guilty toward me (1Sa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 7:4”

O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; 3. if I have done this ] ‘This’ refers to the crimes of which he was falsely accused by Cush, and is further explained in the two following lines. if there be iniquity in my hands ] Wrong as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 7:3”

Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending [it] in pieces, while [there is] none to deliver. 2. His enemies are many, but one is conspicuous above all for merciless ferocity. Cush, or perhaps Saul himself, is meant (1Sa 20:1). For the simile cp. Psa 10:9, Psa 17:12, Psa 22:13; Psa 22:21. my soul … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 7:2”