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Psalms 7:3-5

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

3. O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; 4. If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:) 5. Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take [it]; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.

Psalms 7:3-5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 7:3

Theological / Devotional

If I have done this. Compare vs. 3–5 with the extended oath in Job 31. The psalmist passionately protests his innocence. His words are broken by the intensity of his emotions. The enemy may have accused the psalmist of wantonly taking something of great value that belonged to another (see on v. 4); it appears to be an accusation of gross slander, of defamation of character (see 1 Sam. 24:12 ; 26:18).

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