I. THE SUBTITLE OF THE PSALM 1. Identified as Shiggaion—a loud cry in danger or joy; David is being lied about and persecuted by the words of Saul 2. Sung "unto the LORD" 3. Concerning the words of Cush—3 possible interpretations: a. An unknown incident involving a Benjamite named Cush b. A reference to Saul—Saul was of the tribe of Benjamin and was the son of a man named Kish (1 Samuel 10:21). c. A reference to Shimei—Shimei met David as he fled from Absalom (2 Samuel 16:5-12 LATER).
II. DAVID'S RIGHTEOUS REQUEST
A. The Initial Request concerning David's persecutors (Psalm 7:1-2)
1. The basis of the request—"O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust" (Psalm 7:1) 2. The content of the request (Psalm 7:1-2) a. Save me and deliver me (Psalm 7:1) b. Lest the persecutor tear my soul like a lion (Psalm 7:2) (1) Very little defence exists against a lion—David says "there is none to deliver" (2) Very little remains when the lion is finished—"rending it in pieces" (3) David had slayed a PHYSICAL lion (and a bear) with the Lord's help and he used his slaying of the lion and the bear to show that he could slay Goliath, the giant.
• Yet, slaying a living breathing lion seems much easier than dealing with one's persecutors. • David's only hope in life's battles was to take his concerns to the Lord. He learned to let God fight the battles. The enemy would prove too great to tackle without the Lord's help. • When you try to live right and do right, people will lie about you. Think about it! God was slandered in the Garden of Eden. "Yea, Hath God said?" (Genesis 3:1). We should expect no better treatment in a sin-cursed world. B. The Options of the Request: either guilty or innoc
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