Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
David protested his innocence before God because his conscience did not accuse him of the wickedness laid to his charge. He committed his case to the Divine protection, reflecting on God's goodness and righteousness, assured that the vain attempts of his enemies would turn to their own destruction.
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Commenting on Psalm 7:1-17
We now listen to a fresh prayer, based upon the avowal which he has just made. We cannot pray too often, and when our heart is true, we shall turn to God in prayer as naturally as the needle to its pole. "Arise, O Lord, in thine anger." His sorrow makes him view the Lord as a judge who had left the judgment-seat and retired into his rest.
The injuries men do us should drive us to God, for to Him we may commit our cause. David sang to the Lord instead of being ruffled by abuse; his spirit remained composed and cheerful, still in tune for sacred songs, with not one jarring string in his harp.
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Commenting on Psalm 7:1-9