Psalm 7

Another of David's psalms, this one after he is accused of wronging someone. David is innocent and he knows that God knows it. Again, David takes refuge in the Almighty.

David proclaims his innocence and even says that if it is true, let him be ripped apart. But David knows that God is not fooled by the accusations of his enemy. We know nothing about Cush, a Benjamite, who is the subject of the psalm. We do know that King Saul was from the little tribe of Benjamin and that many of David's enemies were from that tribe. They supported their own and considered David an illegitimate king.

David asks that God's anger meet the anger of Cush. He cries out against the violence, although David's life was hardly marked by peace. But David rests again in the comfort of God, knowing that He will do what is right. He thanks God for His righteousness. Not David's righteousness, but God's.