Psalm 7  David, in this psalm, begins with a personal prayer.   He affirms his faith in God, his refuge; he asks for God to rescue him from the enemy; and then he asks the Lord to examine his life and judge any injustice or evil that he has done. ( v1-5) 

Next, David petitions the Lord to deal with the enemy. Specifically, David asks the Lord to "Arise..in His anger.. against the rage of [his] adversaries.."  He places those who are against him into the Lord's hands.. not his own. "The Lord judges the peoples;" 

David prays.. "O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous." This is a powerful prayer that we should pray also.  Can you imagine what our world might look like if all God's people would make this our prayer? 

David reminds himself.. and us that "the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.. "  Every heart and every mind.  There is no one on this earth that He does not know and that He cannot change.  Our God reigns and our God saves!  Hallelujah!

"God is a righteous judge, and a God who has indignation every day." David reminds us.  His judgement is certain and it is terrible.  He "sharpens His sword"... "He has bent His bow and made it ready".. He has "prepared deadly weapons; He makes His arrows fiery shafts."  The wicked will fall before God's judgement.  His wickedness will turn around and fall on himself. It is God's promise. We need to remember that it is always true that we will reap what we sow.  Even when it doesn't seem like it.. God will do what He has said He will do. 

" I will give thanks to the Lord according to His righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High." 

As David ends his prayer, we can make it our own.. God is our refuge.. He is our Everything. Jesus has granted us grace and truth. He is the Righteous judge.  Let Your Kingdom come and Your will be done, Father, on earth as it is in heaven. 

Father this is our prayer! Thank You for giving us salvation through Jesus Christ, that we might live. Examine us, cleanse us, renew us.. that we might walk by the power of Your grace to the glory of Your Holy Name. Amen