Psalm 7-8 Flashcards
In Psalm 7:1 what does David do in light of his being opposed by Cush a Benjaminite?
“A Shiggaion of David which he sang to Yahweh on account of Cush, a Benjaminite: ‘O Yahweh, my God, in you I have taken refuge. Save me from all who pursue me, and deliver me.’”
(Psalm 7:1, David to Yahweh)
According to Psalm 7:2, what will Cush, a Benjaminite, do to David if Yahweh does not deliver David?
“Or else like a lion he will tear me apart, ripping to pieces, with none to deliver.”
(Psalm 7:2, David to Yahweh)
To what possible condition does David refer, in Psalm 7:3, which would rightly result in Cush’s victory over David?
“O Yahweh, my God, if I have done this, if there is wrong in my hands,”
(Psalm 7:3, David to Yahweh)
According to Psalm 7:4, what actions on his part does David believe would justify Cush’s victory over him?
“If I have repaid my ally with harm, or if I have plundered my enemy without cause”
(Psalm 7:4, David to Yahweh)
According to David in Psalm 7:5, what should Yahweh allow to happen to David if David has been unjust toward his allies or enemies?
“Let the enemy of my soul pursue, and overtake and trample my life into the ground, and lay my honor in the dust. Selah”
(Psalm 7:5, David to Yahweh)
What are the three ways in which David wants Yahweh to respond to Cush the Benjaminite according to Psalm 7:6, and what has Yahweh done that has influenced David’s expectation that Yahweh will respond in these ways?
“Rise up, O Yahweh, in your anger, and lift yourself up against the wrath of my oppressors, and awake for me, since you have commanded judgment.”
(Psalm 7:6, Of David to Yahweh)
In Psalm 7:7 for what moment does David long which will result in his vindication?
“And let the assembly of peoples surround you, and over it return on high.”
(Psalm 7:7, David to Yahweh)
David refers to what role of Yahweh in Psalm 7:8, with the hope that Yahweh will do what?
“Yahweh judges the nations. O Yahweh, vindicate me according to my innocence and according to my integrity within me.”
(Psalm 7:8; David to Yahweh)
What does David desire, according to Psalm 7:9, as the result of God’s judgment toward the wicked and the righteous, and to what quality of God does David refer in this appeal?
“Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous, and test the hearts and innermost being, O righteous God.”
(Psalm 7:9, David to Yahweh)
In Psalm 7:10, where does David locate his protection?
“My shield is with God who saves the upright of heart.”
Psalm 7:10, David to Yahweh
How does David, in Psalm 7:11, describe God’s relation to mankind and to evil?
“God is a righteous judge, and a God who has indignation every day.”
(Psalm 7:11, David to Yahweh)
According to a David in Psalm 7:12, what must the wicked do, and what will God do if they do not do this?
“If the wicked person does not repent, God will sharpen his sword. He has bent his bow and he has strung it.”
(Psalm 7:12, God to Yahweh)
What has God planned for evil people according to Psalm 7:13.
And God has appointed against the wicked person weapons of death. God has made his arrows fiery shafts.
(Psalm 7:13, David to Yahweh)
In Psalm 7:14, what does David describe as the fruit of wickedness and how does it come about?
See, evil comes into difficulties. Trouble is conceived, and falsehood gives birth.
(Psalm 7:14, David to Yahweh)
What is the illustration that David gives in Psalm 7:15 for the way the difficulties of the wicked come about?
“The evil person makes a pit and digs it out, then falls in the trap he has made.”
(Psalm 7:15, David to Yahweh)
Who according to Psalm 7:16 ends up ultimately suffering from the difficulties that the wicked person plans for others?
“The evil person’s trouble comes back on his head, and his violence comes down on his skull.”
(Psalm 7:16, Yahweh to David)
How will David respond to Yahweh at the judgment of the wicked according to Psalm 7:17?
“I will thank Yahweh according to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of Yahweh, the Most High.”
(Psalm 7:17, David to Yahweh)
In Psalm 8:1, to what does David relate Yahweh in order to praise Him?
“Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, you who must present your splendor as above that of the heavens.”
(Psalm 8:1, Psalm of David)
According to Psalm 8:2, how does God prove his power to his enemies?
“From the mouth of children and infants you have founded strength on account of your enemies, to silence the enemy and the avenger.”
(Psalm 8:2, Psalm of David)
According to Psalm 8:3, what work of God makes David amazed at God’s care for humanity?
“When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars which you set in place—”
(Psalm 8:3, Psalm of David)
According to Psalm 8:4, at what does God’s majestic work of creating the heavens make David amazed?
“what is a human being that you think of him? and a child of humankind that you care for him?”
(Psalm 8:4, Psalm of David)
What comparison does David make in Psalm 8:5 between a child of mankind and the angels?
And you made a child of mankind a little lower than heavenly beings, and with glory and with majesty you crowned him.
(Psalm 8:5, A Psalm of David)
What role in God’s providence, according to Psalm 8:6, has God given a child of mankind?
“You make a child of mankind over the works of your hands; all things you have placed under his feet:”
(Psalm 8:6, Psalm of David)
According to Psalm 8:7, over which of the land animals has God placed a child of mankind?
“sheep and cattle, all of them, and also the wild animals of the field,”
(Psalm 8:7, Psalm of David)
Based upon Psalm 8:8, David understands a child of mankind’s reign to extend beyond land animals how far?
“the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, everything that passes along the paths of seas.”
(Psalm 8:8, A Psalm of David)
In Psalm 8:9, after David has marveled at the role God has given to a child of mankind, what does David proclaim?
“Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all of the earth!”
(Psalm 8:9 of David)
