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David begins his psalm by crying out to God in prayer against his enemy (Cush the Benjamite) who has slandered him and accused him of wrongdoing. David is confident that he has done no wrong; he even declares that if he has sinned, then let his enemy triumph over him.
But as he continues to pray, he meditates on God’s justice. God alone is truly righteous. God is angry at sin every day. God sharpens his arrow and bends his bow for judgment, but he is waiting for the penitent one to turn back to him. If not, God allows the sinner to fall into his own trap. When David meditates on God who alone is righteous and just, he ends his psalm with praise and thanksgiving.
God is a just God and he must punish our sins. In his infinite mercy, God sent his own Son Jesus to die in our places and to save us from our sins and judgment. We should praise and thank Jesus for his immeasurable grace and give all our struggles with our enemies to God by faith.
Feb 12, 2026
GOD SAVES THE RIGHTEOUS
Passage: bible.psalm 7:1-17
Key verse: 10
NIV
chapter 7
1. [A shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush, a Benjamite.] Lord my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me,
2. or they will tear me apart like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
3. Lord my God, if I have done this and there is guilt on my hands -
4. if I have repaid my ally with evil or without cause have robbed my foe -
5. then let my enemy pursue and overtake me; let him trample my life to the ground and make me sleep in the dust.
6. Arise, Lord, in your anger; rise up against the rage of my enemies. Awake, my God; decree justice.
7. Let the assembled peoples gather around you, while you sit enthroned over them on high.
8. Let the LORD judge the peoples.Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High.
9. Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure - you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts.
10. My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart.
11. God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath every day.
12. If he does not relent, he will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow.
13. He has prepared his deadly weapons; he makes ready his flaming arrows.
14. Whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.
15. Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made.
16. The trouble they cause recoils on them; their violence comes down on their own heads.
17. I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the LORD Most High.
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Prayer: Father, thank you and praise you for your righteousness and for saving me. Help me to leave my struggles with my enemies in your hands.
One Word: Thank God for his righteousness