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Mar 26, 2019 · Cush had thus made David his enemy, and had possibly also unjustly accused David of wrongdoing in connection with taking Saul's place as king (although it was God Himself who told Samuel to anoint David as king in Saul's place (1 Samuel 16:1-13) because of Saul's disobedience to God's commands (1 Samuel 15)).
David appears before God to plead with him against the Accuser, who had charged him with treason and treachery. The case is here opened with an avowal of confidence in God. Whatever may be the emergency of our condition we shall never find it amiss to retain our reliance upon our God.
It appears probable that Cush the Benjamite had accused David to Saul of treasonable conspiracy against his royal authority. This the king would be ready enough to credit, both from his jealousy of David, and from the relation which most probably existed between himself, the son of Kish, and this Cush, or Kish, the Benjamite.
It appears probable that Cush the Benjamite had accused David to Saul of treasonable conspiracy against his royal authority. This the king would be ready enough to credit, both from his jealousy of David, and from the relation which most probably existed between himself, the son of Kish, and this Cush, or Kish, the Benjamite.
- A. David Pleads For Deliverance.
- B. The Righteous Judgment of God.
- C. The Resolution of The Matter.
1. (1-2) A trust-filled plea.
O LORD my God, in You I put my trust; Save me from all those who persecute me; And deliver me, Lest they tear me like a lion, Rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver. a. In You I put my trust: When David was under attack from Cush the Benjamite, all he could trust was God. Every other support was gone, but he needed no other support. i. “Nothing is known of Cush; but from Absalom’s rebellion it emerged that Benjamin, Saul’s tribe, held some bitter enemies of David (2 Samuel 16:5f...
2. (3-5) The plea of innocence.
O LORD my God, if I have done this: If there is iniquity in my hands, If I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me, Or have plundered my enemy without cause, Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me; Yes, let him trample my life to the earth, And lay my honor in the dust. Selah a. If there is iniquity in my hands: With these words, David did not claim sinless perfection. Instead, he simply rejected the idea of moral equivalence between himself and his enemies. i. “Although David expre...
1. (6-7) A plea for God’s righteous intervention.
Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies; Rise up for me to the judgment You have commanded! So the congregation of the peoples shall surround You; For their sakes, therefore, return on high. a. Arise, O LORD, in Your anger: David believed that God was a being of human-like passions such as anger. David also believed that the passions of God were on his behalf; he believed God was or would be angry for him instead of againsthim. i. It is a mistake to be...
2. (8-10) David’s defense.
The LORD shall judge the peoples; Judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, And according to my integrity within me. Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, But establish the just; For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds. My defense is of God, Who saves the upright in heart. a. The LORD shall judge the peoples; judge me, O LORD: This was the attitude that protected David from presumption. He honestly invited God’s judgment and correction. i. Therefore, David asked...
3. (11-13) God, the just judge.
God is a just judge, And God is angry with the wicked every day. If he does not turn back, He will sharpen His sword; He bends His bow and makes it ready. He also prepares for Himself instruments of death; He makes His arrows into fiery shafts. a. God is a just judge: David’s prior appeal to God’s testing of man (Psalm 7:9) made him think of the justice of God. He declared this fundamental principle: God is a just judge. i. This is a commonly and dangerously rejected truth about God. Many ant...
1. (14) The wickedness of the wicked.
Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity; Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood. a. Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity: This seemingly obvious statement is important. It shows that a wicked heart will show itself in wicked deeds. i. Those wicked deeds may have the cover of respectability but will nonetheless be filled with iniquity (as was the case with the Pharisees of Jesus’ day). b. He conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood: This shows the source of sin – from wi...
2. (15-16) God deals with the wicked.
He made a pit and dug it out, And has fallen into the ditch which he made. His trouble shall return upon his own head, And his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown. a. Fallen into the ditch which he made: This shows a common method of God’s distribution of justice. He often brings the same calamity on the wicked that they had planned for the righteous. i. “God is righteous. The way of wickedness cannot prosper. It creates its own destruction. The pit digged is the grave of the man...
3. (17) The response of praise.
I will praise the LORD according to His righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High. a. I will praise the LORD according to His righteousness: David was wise enough to praise God according to His righteousness and not his own. i. Though David appealed to God in this psalm on the basis of his comparative goodness, this was not a self-righteous prayer. David knew the difference between his relative righteousness and God’s praiseworthy, perfect righteousness. b. And wil...
So far as appears, however, it would seem to be that he accused David of bringing evil, in some way, upon one who was at peace with him; that is, of wantonly and without provocation doing him wrong, and of so doing wrong that he had the avails of it in his own possession - some spoil, or plunder, or property, that he had taken from him.
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Jun 9, 2016 · Notice the “words” of Cush are specifically mentioned as being an impetus to Psalm 7. He clearly is a detractor, an enemy of David. Once, in 1st Samuel 26:1, a group does “report” David’s whereabouts to Saul and his search party, murder squad!
