Song of the Slandered

Oct 05, 2008 By: Pastor Joseph LoSardo Series: Psalms Scripture: Psalm 7
It is believed that David did not write any Psalm prior to his defeat of Goliath. The sorrows of David’s life began when he was affronted by the envy and jealousy of Saul and his house after he defeated the Philistine giant. It was the storms of persecution which awakened David to tune his harp and pen his Psalms. Psalm 7 is believed to belong to the period of David’s life when he was persecuted by Saul. In relation to the men who sought to take his life, David was blameless. He was conscious of his own sincerity toward God in both his intentions and conduct toward God’s anointed King Saul. In fact in this matter, David was about as devoid of malice as any public character in Scripture. His conduct toward Saul, from beginning to end, displayed meekness and a spirit far from seeking vindication. Realize that as far as we can tell, at the time David wrote this Psalm, he had not received the earthly justice he was seeking. In fact we do not know if David was ever vindicated of the matter for which he pours out his complaint, in this life. We do not know if his name was cleared of the slander which served as the motivation of this prayer. But we do know that even this sorest of evil against him served him with the occasion to sing a Psalm. Imagine if we could turn take the most wicked action against us and turn it into a song!