Thoughts on Psalm 7
Psalm 7 is a fascinating Psalm, asking for judgment.
The Psalmist starts out by declaring how he puts his trust in God, and asking that God save him from his persecuters. Now, after saying this, he says something very interesting.
He then says that if he has iniquity on his hands, he prays that his enemy will persecute him, and that his enemy will kill him.
Now, lets stop and look over this again. The Psalmist is praying that God will save him, but, if he has done something wrong; something to deserve this persecution, he prays that his enemy will kill him. Isn’t that an amazing prayer request? Too often, we assume that we are in the right, and that our enemies are in the wrong. The Psalmist understood that sometimes, we are in the wrong, and that our “enemies” are sometimes in the right. Because of this, he was willing to pray to GOD that if he had sinned, that he would be punished for it.
The Psalmist continues by praying that the Lord will bring down judgment on himself, and all the people. He prays that the wickedness of the wicked will end, and that the just will remain.
He then describes what God will do to the wicked, and how the wicked’s plans go astray.
In conclusion, he says that he will praise God.
This, to me, is such an amazing prayer. David prays that God will judge him, and that if he sinned, that God will allow his enemies to kill him. How many of us would be willing to pray that prayer? How many of us would be willing to admit that we might be the wicked, and not our “enemies”?
