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“Righteous Deliverance” is the cry of a believer who understands two great realities:
first, the desperate need for deliverance;
second, the absolute certainty that God is righteous in all He does.
Let us look at what the Word of God says:
> “O LORD my God, in You I take refuge;
> Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,
> Or he will tear my soul like a lion,
> Dragging me away, while there is none to deliver.”
> (Psalm 7:1–2 NASB)
> “Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous…”
> (Psalm 7:9 NASB)
> “God is a righteous judge,
> And a God who has indignation every day.
> If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword;
> He has bent His bow and made it ready.”
> (Psalm 7:11–12 NASB)
> “I will give thanks to the LORD according to His righteousness
> And will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.”
> (Psalm 7:17 NASB)
Here we have four themes woven together:
1. Refuge in God in the midst of persecution.
2. A cry for the end of wickedness and the establishment of the righteous.
3. The revelation of God as a righteous judge who responds to sin and repentance.
4. A response of thanksgiving and praise grounded in God’s righteousness, not our own.
This is not a sentimental picture of God. It is a biblical picture: God as refuge, judge, shield, and deliverer — at the same time.
Many believers today are weak because their view of God is weak. Psalm 7 confronts us with the God who is both merciful and severe, both a safe refuge and a righteous judge. This is the God who brings righteous deliverance.
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Psalm 7 is “A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush, a Benjaminite” (Psalm 7:0, superscription). Several important facts emerge:
1. David is the speaker
David is not theorizing about enemies. He is being hunted. He knows betrayal, slander, and physical danger. His psalms are forged in conflict, not in comfort.
2. “Concerning Cush, a Benjaminite”
We are not told more about Cush, but Benjamin was the tribe of Saul. Many scholars understand that David is crying out in a context of intense persecution, likely in the days when Saul sought to kill him (1 Samuel 18–26). David then is under threat from those associated with the old order — Saul’s house — while God is raising David up as the new anointed king.
3. False accusation and pursuit
Psalm 7 makes repeated reference to pursuit and unjust hostility:
> “Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me…” (v.1)
> “O LORD my God, if I have done this, if there is injustice in my hands,
> If I have rewarded evil to my friend,
> Or have plundered him who without cause was my adversary,
> Let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it…” (vv.3–5)
David is essentially saying:
“Lord, if I am guilty, let judgment fall on me; but if I am innocent, rise up and judge my persecutors.”
4. The courtroom of God
The psalm unfolds as a scene in God’s court:
This is crucial: the psalm is not David trying to settle a personal score. He is appealing to the righteousness of God’s government over the earth.
5. The tension: mercy and judgment
David is aware of two realities at once:
He lives with the awareness that God’s moral government is always in operation. No sin escapes His notice. No righteousness is ignored. David takes refuge not in his own blamelessness but in God’s righteous character.
The context, then, is a man under unjust assault, appealing to the heavenly court, trusting in God’s righteous character to bring deliverance and vindication.
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To understand this psalm deeper, we will focus on two key Hebrew words: “refuge” and “righteousness/righteous judge.”
### 1) “Refuge” – חָסָה (*chāsāh*)
Psalm 7:1:
> “O LORD my God, in You I take refuge…”
The Hebrew word is חָסָה (*chāsāh*).
For example, Psalm 57:1:
> “In You my soul takes refuge;
> And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge…”
So when David says, “I take refuge in You,” he is not expressing a calm, distant trust. He is describing a decisive act: turning away from human protection, human strategy, human vindication, and running into God as the only place of safety.
This is vital in spiritual warfare:
Deliverance begins when we renounce self-reliance and deliberately take refuge in God’s covenant faithfulness.
### 2) “Righteous / Righteous Judge” – צַדִּיק (*tsaddiq*)
Psalm 7:9:
> “Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous…”
Psalm 7:11:
> “God is a righteous judge…”
The word “righteous” here is צַדִּיק (*tsaddiq*).
He always judges in line with perfect moral truth. He never misreads a situation, never misjudges a person, never perverts justice.
Linked with this is the concept of judging. When verse 11 says “God is a righteous judge,” it is not just a statement about His character, but His ongoing activity. He is continually sitting in judgment over human words, motives, and actions.
This deepens our understanding of the lyrics:
Righteous deliverance is not God ignoring sin, but God dealing rightly with it — both in our enemies and in us.
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We will now move through the lyrics and connect them to Scripture and spiritual realities.
### A. “O LORD my God, I take refuge in You.
Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,
Lest they tear apart my soul like a lion,
rending it in pieces, while there is no one to deliver.”
This cry reveals three key truths.
#### 1) The reality of spiritual pursuit
“Those who pursue me” — David’s enemies were physical, but behind them stood spiritual forces.
Paul writes:
> “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.”
> (Ephesians 6:12)
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