Псалом 7

Meaning of eur. The inscription “shigtayon” is not known exactly. It is assumed that this term denotes a song composed under particularly difficult circumstances in the writer’s life and expressing the confused state of his spirit, and therefore not distinguished by a strict sequence of presentation of thoughts. A psalm was compiled on the case of “Chusha of the tribe of Benjamin.” - “Hus” or Kush means an Ethiopian, a resident of central Egypt. It is impossible to establish exactly who is meant by this. One can agree with the assumption that this name should mean Saul, who is as darkly hostile to David as the skin of an Ethiopian is dark. The origin of the psalm from the time of Saul’s persecution is confirmed by the psalm’s indication of the plight of David, unjustly persecuted by enemies and innocent of anything before God (Ps. 7:5, 9). David’s confession of his innocence before God and the complete undeservedness of persecution is a feature of all his psalms from this period. David prays to God for protection in view of his complete helplessness before his enemies and his innocence both before the latter and before God himself (2-6). Let the Lord pronounce his judgment before all nations so that the righteousness of David will be revealed (8-10). Since God is a righteous judge, David is confident that He will punish his enemies who dug a ditch for him (11–18). Ps.7:2. Lord, my God! in You I trust; save me from all my persecutors and deliver me; Ps.7:3. Let him not, like a lion, tear out my soul, tormenting me when there is no deliverer [and saver]. “In You I trust.” David, pursued by Saul, could not offer any resistance, since he had an insignificant handful of people on his side, and Saul was coming at him with a battle-tested and large army, so his only defense could only be God, and not human help or art. - “Let him not, like a lion, snatch away my soul.” The comparison with a lion indicates the degree of cruelty of David's enemies, who sought to take his life ("soul"). Ps.7:4. Lord, my God! if I have done anything, if there is injustice in my hands, Ps.7:5. if I paid evil to the one who was with me in the world - I, who saved even the one who without reason became my enemy - Ps.7:6. then let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake me, let him trample my life into the ground, and cast my glory into dust. "If there is iniquity in my hands." David denies committing any bad act against God or people, which is why his present persecution is completely undeserved. David was never treacherous, did not deceive his friends (“if I paid evil to the one who was with me in the world”), and even “saved... the one who became my enemy for no reason,” i.e. Saul, in relation to whom David not only did nothing bad, but also saved him from the shame of defeat, for example, by his single combat with Goliath, and did not take his life when, during Saul’s persecution of David, the latter Numerous cases presented themselves (see 1 Samuel 26). The persecution of David by Saul was the fruit of the latter’s painful suspicion of the power-hungry plans falsely attributed to David, which is why in the psalms from the era of these persecutions David always confesses both his complete innocence before God and people, and the complete undeservedness of the persecution. 6 tbsp. represents a form of spell cast by a person about himself. Such self-exormation was very common in ancient times (see Job 31) and it had the nature of a voluntary obligation imposed on oneself by a person before the face of God, the Supreme and Almighty Judge. Such an obligation, as voluntary, testified to a person’s deep and sincere concern for his moral purity. David's entire appeal to God then has this meaning. Let the enemy destroy me if I am wrong in anything before people and God. To investigate the case between David and his enemies, a trial is needed, and David further prays for this trial. Ps.7:7. Arise, O Lord, in Thy wrath; move against the fury of my enemies, awaken for me to the judgment that You commanded - Ps.7:8. a crowd of people will stand around You; rise above it to a height. Ps.7:9. The Lord judges the nations. Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and according to my integrity within me. Ps.7:10. Let the malice of the wicked cease, and strengthen the righteous, for You test hearts and bellies, O righteous God! “Move up against the fury of your enemies” is an accurate description of the attitude towards David of Saul and his companions. Saul's hatred had no justification or reason; it was blind and, in its blindness, formidable and unscrupulous in its means. - “Awake... to judgment.” God, as it were, abandoned David, did not pay attention to him, seemed to fall asleep, left his enemies to persecute him unjustly, and yet he was commanded by “judgment,” that is, a strictly fair assessment of everyone’s actions, which (justice) should guide everyone in their deeds and judgments. In the predominance of the wicked, David sees the trampling of the law of God, for the restoration of which he prays to God. If the Lord rises to defend the justice trampled upon in the person of David, then “a host of people will stand around You,” all nations and, in particular, the Jews (“host” - assembly) will revere and bow before Him as the only Judge. The defense of the innocently persecuted will raise God “on high” before the people, instill and confirm the faith of the people that in Him alone there is truth and protection. The Lord is the judge not only of the individual, but of all nations. The history of the conquest of Palestine by the Jews and the struggle against pagan peoples clearly showed that the Lord has power over the whole world and no one can resist His judgment and sentence. Confessing his “truth and integrity” before Him, David prays to “stop the malice of the wicked,” that is, the persecution of his enemies. Ps.7:11. My shield is in God, who saves the upright in heart. Ps.7:12. God is a righteous judge, [strong and long-suffering,] and a God who is strict every day, Since God is a righteous and long-suffering judge, who does not immediately punish his enemies, David entrusts himself to Him and sees in Him his “shield,” support and protection. Ps.7:13. if anyone doesn't apply. He sharpens His sword, He bends His bow and guides it, Ps.7:14. He prepares for him vessels of death, He makes His arrows scorching. Ps.7:15. Behold, the wicked conceived unrighteousness, was pregnant with malice and gave birth to lies; Ps.7:16. dug a ditch, and dug it out, and fell into the hole that he had prepared: Ps.7:17. his anger will turn on his head, and his wickedness will fall on his crown. Ps.7:18. I praise the Lord in His righteousness and sing to the name of the Lord Most High. The enemies of David, in their unjust persecution of him, are the enemies of the Lord; God will not tolerate the triumph of unrighteousness, and therefore the wicked will certainly be punished and die, just as they die from the “vessels of death,” the carriers of death, that is, arrows that cause “scorching”, inflamed, purulent and fatal wounds to the wounded. The deeper the hatred towards David ("conceived unrighteousness, was pregnant with malice and gave birth to lies" - an image of the power of hostility) towards David, the more terrible the punishment from God will be for the wicked. Malice and villainy will turn on “his head”, on himself, and will become the cause of his death. This faith of David in the immutability of the death of his wicked enemies causes an extraordinary uplift of spirit in him and serves as the source of composing a hymn of praise in honor of God, as the defender of the truth ("I sing the name of the Lord"). You might be interested in: