71 O Lord my God , in You I have taken refuge ; Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me, 2 Or he will tear my soul like a lion , Dragging me away , while there is none to deliver . 3 O Lord my God , if I have done this , If there is injustice in my hands , 4 If I have rewarded evil to my friend , Or have plundered him who without cause was my adversary , 5 Let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it; And let him trample my life down to the ground And lay my glory in the dust . Selah . 6 Arise , O Lord , in Your anger ; Lift up Yourself against the rage of my adversaries , And arouse Yourself for me; You have appointed judgment . 7 Let the assembly of the peoples encompass You, And over them return on high . 8 The Lord judges the peoples ; Vindicate me, O Lord , according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me. 9 O let the evil of the wicked come to an end , but establish the righteous ; For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 7:1-9
Commentary on Psalm 7:1-9
(Read Psalm 7:1-9)
David flees to God for succour. But Christ alone could call on Heaven to attest his uprightness in all things. All His works were wrought in righteousness; and the prince of this world found nothing whereof justly to accuse him. Yet for our sakes, submitting to be charged as guilty, he suffered all evils, but, being innocent, he triumphed over them all. The plea is, "For the righteous God trieth the hearts and the reins." He knows the secret wickedness of the wicked, and how to bring it to an end; he is witness to the secret sincerity of the just, and has ways of establishing it. When a man has made peace with God about all his sins, upon the terms of grace and mercy, through the sacrifice of the Mediator, he may, in comparison with his enemies, appeal to God's justice to decide.