Psalms 7:2
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or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
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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 (Psa 7:1, Psa 7:2). II. He appeals to God concerning his innocency as to those things whereof he was accused (Psa 7:3-5). III. He prays to God to plead his cause and judge for him against his persecutors (Psa 7:6-9). IV. He expresses his confidence in God that he would do so, and would return the mischief upon the head of those that designed it against him (Psa 7:10-16). V. He promises to give God the glory of his deliverance (Psa 7:17). In this David was a type of Christ, who was himself, and still is in his members, thus injured, but will certainly be righted at last. Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the Lord, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.
Open source ↗7:2 Like a lion, a wicked enemy relentlessly and violently pursues its prey (10:9; 17:12; 22:13, 21; 35:17; 57:4), but God promises victory (91:13).
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Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
I composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me.
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Concerning Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges the domain of Gad! He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or a head.
But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.
There was no one to deliver them, because the city was far from Sidon and had no alliance with anyone; it was in a valley near Beth-rehob. And the Danites rebuilt the city and lived there.
A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
And your maidservant had two sons who were fighting in the field with no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him.