Geneva Bible Notes: Psalms 7

Psalms 7:1 (/) Or, kinde of tune.

Psalms 7:1 (/) Or accusation.

Psalms 7:1 (!) Being falsely accused by Chush one of Sauls kinsmen, he calleth to God to be his defender.

Psalms 7:2 (!) To whome he commendeth his innocencie

Psalms 7:2 (a) He desireth God to deliuer him from the rage of cruel Saul.

Psalms 7:3 (b) Wherewith Chush chargeth me.

Psalms 7:4 (c) If I reuerenced not Saul for affinities sake & preserued his life, {1. Sam. 26,8}

Psalms 7:5 (d) Let me not onely dye, but be dishonored for euer.

Psalms 7:6 (e) In promising me the kingdome.

Psalms 7:7 (f) Not onely for mine, but for thy Church sake declare thy power.

Psalms 7:8 (g) As touching my behauiour toward Saul & ruine enemies.

Psalms 7:9 (!) First shewing that his conscience did not accuse him of anie euil toward Saul.

Psalms 7:9 (h) Thogh they pretend a juste cause against me, yet God shal judge their hypocrisie.

Psalms 7:10 (!) Next that it touched Gods glorie to awarde sentence against the wicked.

Psalms 7:11 (i) He doeth continually call the wicked to repentance by some signes of his judgements.

Psalms 7:12 (k) Except Saul turne his minde, I dye: for he hath bothe men and weapons to destroy me, Thus considering his great danger, he magnifieth Gods grace.

Psalms 7:12 (!) And so entring into the consideration of Gods mercies and promes, he waxeth bolde and derideth the vaine enterprises of his enemies.

Psalms 7:12 (l) In keping faithfully his promes with me.

Psalms 7:16 (!) Threatening that it shal fall on their owne necke that which they haue purposed for others.