Psalm 7:3-5, Psalm 7:8 NLT

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 7:3

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 it; namely, that he lay in wait for Saul, and sought his life to take it away, 1 Samuel 24:9 . The Targum interprets it of this psalm, paraphrasing it, "if I have made this song with an evil intention"; to give an ill character of any, and lead them with false charges; if there be iniquity... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 7:4

If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me ,.... That is, when Saul was at peace with him; when he lived at his court, and ate at his table his meaning is, that he did not conspire against him, nor form schemes to deprive him of his crown nor of his life: or, as it may be rendered, "if I have rewarded to him that rewarded me evil" F21 "Si malum malo rependi", Castalio. ; that is, as Jarchi explains it, if I rewarded him as he rewarded me, evil for evil. This David did... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 7:5

Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it ,.... That is, if the above things he was charged with could be proved against him; then he was content that Saul his enemy should pursue after him, and apprehend him, and bring him to justice, by taking away his life from him; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth ; with the utmost indignation and contempt, without showing any mercy; as the lion treads down his prey, and tears it to pieces, Micah 5:8 ; or as the potter treads his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 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. In his application to God he refers to these charges; meets them with indignation; and clears himself of them by a strong appeal to his Judge; and an imprecation that, if he had meditated or designed any such thing, he might meet with nothing but curse and calamity either from God or man. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 7:4

Yea, I have delivered him - When, in the course of thy providence, thou didst put his life in my hand in the cave, I contented myself with cutting off his skirt, merely to show him the danger he had been in, and the spirit of the man whom he accused of designs against his life; and yet even for this my heart smote me, because it appeared to be an indignity offered to him who was the Lord 's anointed. This fact, and my venturing my life frequently for his good and the safety of the state,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 7:5

Let the enemy persecute my soul - If I have been guilty of the things laid to my charge, let the worst evils fall upon me. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 7:3

Verse 3 3O 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 imprecation. If he has done any wrong, he declares his readiness to bear the blame; yea, he offers to endure the severest punishment, if he is not altogether innocent of the crime of which all men thought him almost convicted. And by entreating God to succour him upon no other condition than... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 7:4

Verse 4 In the second clause of the fourth verse, he proceeds farther, and states, that he had been a friend, not only to the good, but also to the bad, and had not only restrained himself from all revenge, but had even succoured his enemies, by whom he had been deeply and cruelly injured. It would certainly not be very illustrious virtue to love the good and peaceable, unless there were joined to this self-government and gentleness in patiently bearing with the bad. But when a man not only... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 7:5

Verse 5 5Let mine enemy pursue It is a striking proof of the great confidence which David had in his own integrity, when he is willing to endure any kind of punishment, however dreadful, provided he should be found guilty of any crime. If we could bring a good conscience like this before God, his hand would be more quickly stretched forth to afford us immediate assistance. But as it often happens that those who molest us have been provoked by us, or that we burn with the desire of revenge when... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 7:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 7:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 7:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 7:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 7:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 7:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 7:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 7:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 7:5

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