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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 7:1-9

Shiggaion is a song or psalm (the word is used so only here and Hab. 3:1) --a wandering song (so some), the matter and composition of the several parts being different, but artificially put together?a charming song (so others), very delightful. David not only penned it, but sang it himself in a devout religious manner unto the Lord, concerning the words or affairs of Cush the Benjamite, that is, of Saul himself, whose barbarous usage of David bespoke him rather a Cushite, or Ethiopian, than a... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 7:10-17

David having lodged his appeal with God by prayer and a solemn profession of his integrity, in the former part of the psalm, in this latter part does, as it were, take out judgment upon the appeal, by faith in the word of God, and the assurance it gives of the happiness and safety of the righteous and the certain destruction of wicked people that continue impenitent. I. David is confident that he shall find God his powerful protector and Saviour, and the patron of his oppressed innocency (Ps.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 7:9

Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end ,.... Which will not be till the measure of it is fully up, and that will not be till the wicked are no more; for, as long as they are in the world they will be committing wickedness, and like the troubled sea continually cast up the mire and dirt of sin; and they will remain to the end of the world, till the new Jerusalem church state shall take place, when all the Lord's people will be righteous, and there will not be a Canaanite in the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 7:10

My defence is of God ,.... Or "my shield is in" or "of God" F5 על אלהים "in Deo", Musculus, Tigurine version, Junius & Tremellius, Muis, Ainsworth; "apud Deum", Lutherus, Piscator, Gejerus, Cocceius, Michaelis. ; God was his shield, his protector and defender; see Psalm 3:3 ; or "my shield is with God"; that is, Christ, who was the shield his faith made use of against every spiritual enemy, was with God; he was with him as the Word and Son of God from all eternity, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 7:11

God judgeth the righteous ,.... Not all that are thought to be righteous, or think themselves to be so, are such; nor is any man naturally righteous, or of himself, nor by virtue of his obedience to the law of works; but such only are righteous who are made so by the obedience of Christ; these God governs and protects, avenges their injuries and defends their persons; some render the words, "God is a righteous Judge" F6 Vid. Aben Ezra & Abendana not. in Miclol. Yophi in loc. אלהים ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 7:12

If he turn not ,.... Not God, but the enemy, or the wicked man, spoken of Psalm 7:5 ; if he turn not from his wicked course of life, to the Lord to live to him, and according to his will; unless he is converted and repents of his sin, and there is a change wrought in him, in his heart and life; the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions read, "if ye turn not", or "are not converted", an apostrophe to the wicked; he will whet his sword : God is a man of war, and he is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 7:13

He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death ,.... The weapons of his indignation, Isaiah 13:5 ; which, will issue both in the first and second death, corporeal and eternal; the instruments of the former are diseases of various kinds, and judgments, as famine, pestilence, &c.; and of the latter not only the law is an instrument of it, that being the letter which kills, and is the ministration of condemnation and death, but even the Gospel itself to wicked men is the savour of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 7:9

The wickedness of the wicked - The iniquity of Saul's conduct. But establish the just - Show the people my uprightness. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 7:10

My defense is of God - I now leave my cause in the hands of my Judge. I have no uneasy or fearful apprehensions, because I know God will save the upright in heart. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 7:11

God is angry with the wicked every day - The Hebrew for this sentence is the following: יום בכל זעם ועל veel zoem becol yom ; which, according to the points, is, And God is angry every day. Our translation seems to have been borrowed from the Chaldee, where the whole verse is as follows: יומא כל רשיעי אל רגיז ובתקוף זכאה דינא אלהא elaha daiyana zaccaah ubithkoph rageiz al reshiey col yoma : "God is a righteous Judge; and in strength he is angry against the wicked every day." The... read more

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