Psalms 7:1
שִׁגָּיוֹן לְדָוִד אֲשֶׁר ־ שָׁר לַיהוָה עַל ־ דִּבְרֵי ־ כוּשׁ בֶּן ־ יְמִינִֽי ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
In Context
2יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי בְּךָ חָסִיתִי הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי מִכָּל ־ רֹדְפַי וְהַצִּילֵֽנִי ׃
Cross References
2 Samuel 16:1וְדָוִד עָבַר מְעַט מֵֽהָרֹאשׁ וְהִנֵּה צִיבָא נַעַר מְפִי ־ בֹשֶׁת לִקְרָאתוֹ וְצֶמֶד חֲמֹרִים חֲבֻשִׁים וַעֲלֵיהֶם מָאתַיִם לֶחֶם וּמֵאָה צִמּוּקִים וּמֵאָה קַיִץ וְנֵבֶל יָֽיִן ׃
Psalms 11:1לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִד בַּֽיהוָה ׀ חָסִיתִי אֵיךְ תֹּאמְרוּ לְנַפְשִׁי נודו הַרְכֶם צִפּֽוֹר ׃
Psalms 13:5פֶּן ־ יֹאמַר אֹיְבִי יְכָלְתִּיו צָרַי יָגִילוּ כִּי אֶמּֽוֹט ׃
Psalms 18:2וַיֹּאמַר אֶרְחָמְךָ יְהוָה חִזְקִֽי ׃
Psalms 25:2אֱֽלֹהַי בְּךָ בָטַחְתִּי אַל ־ אֵבוֹשָׁה אַל ־ יַֽעַלְצוּ אֹיְבַי לִֽי ׃
Psalms 30:2אֲרוֹמִמְךָ יְהוָה כִּי דִלִּיתָנִי וְלֹא ־ שִׂמַּחְתָּ אֹיְבַי לִֽי ׃
Matthew Henry on Psalms 7:1
It appears by the title that this psalm was penned with a particular reference to the malicious imputations that David was unjustly laid under by some of his enemies. Being thus wronged, I. He applies to God for favour, ver. 1, 2 . II. He appeals to God concerning his innocency as to those things whereof he was accused, ver. 3-5 . III. He prays to God to plead his cause and judge for him against his persecutors, ver. 6-9 . IV. He expresses his confidence in God that he would do so, and would return the mischief… Read the whole commentary →