If a man does not repent, God will whet his sword; he has bent and readied his bow;
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
"If he turn not, he will whet his sword." What blows are those which will be dealt by that long uplifted arm! God's sword has been sharpening upon the revolving stone of our daily wickedness, and if we will not repent, it will speedily cut us in pieces. Turn or burn is the sinner's only alternative. "He hath bent his bow and made it ready."
My defense rests nowhere but in God alone. Two pillars hold me up: first, God saves the upright in heart with an everlasting salvation and will preserve them to His heavenly kingdom; second, God is a righteous Judge who owns every righteous cause and will punish all unrighteousness. On these, the innocent man stands unshaken.
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Commenting on Psalm 7:10-17