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Psa 7 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17
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(All still tentative.)
UST A psalm that David sang to Yahweh because of a Benjamite named Cush.
LEB • on account of Cush, a Benjaminite.[fn]
7:? The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
KJB-1611 1 Dauid prayeth against the malice of his enemies, professing his innocency. 10 By faith he seeth his defence and the destruction of his enemies.¶ Shiggaion of Dauid; which he sang vnto the LORD concerning the words of Cush the Beniamite.
(1 David prayeth against the malice of his enemies, professing his innocency. 10 By faith he seeth his defence and the destruction of his enemies.¶ Shiggaion of David; which he sang unto the LORD concerning the words of Cush the Benyamite.)
- Superscription- verses 1–5 Injustice Rejected- verses 6–9 Justice Requested- verses 10–16 Justice Expected- verse 17 Justice Praised
Purpose: to invoke justice from Yahweh towards both the righteous (specifically, himself) and the wicked (false accusers).Content: God is a righteous judge. He saves the upright, and he brings the end to the wicked’s violence.Message: King Yahweh will see to it that the wicked receive their punishment and that the righteous are vindicated.
Provides the structure of the Psalm.1. The Psalmist is brought down (vv. 1-5)2. Yahweh goes up to the highest place (vv. 6-9)3. The enemies are brought down (vv.10-16)4. Praise to the Most High God (v.17)
- There are a number of explicit and implicit references to Yahweh as both warrior and judge, which are both important functions of a king, especially King Yahweh—a metaphor that runs throughout the Psalms.- The subject in verses 12-16 is ambiguous, only the pronoun “he” is used (but it must be the wicked in verses 14-16). The psalmist might have chosen to leave the participants grammatically ambiguous in this entire section to create tension in what is a prominent section of the psalm (which is it, Yahweh or the wicked?!), as well as to teach an important lesson in line with the meaning of this psalm: to be wicked is to bring death upon oneself; but Yahweh is the one who ensures the destruction. In the UST and notes, the most likely persons are identified.
Note the superscription and the specific circumstances. There is no other reference to this incident in the Scriptures. But there are references to David being opposed by those of the tribe of Benjamin during the time he was serving King Saul.See: writing-poetry
Portions of the ULT, UST, and TNs for this psalm are derivative from “Psalms, Layer by Layer”, Psalm 7 by Cambridge Digital Bible Research, Katie Frost, Meaghan Smith, Nikki Mustin et al, used under CC BY
(Occurrence 0) A musical composition of David
(A musical composition of David)
Alternate translation: “This is a song that David wrote”