The seventh hymn was also written by David. At the beginning of this chapter, there is a small line saying that David sang a parting song to the Lord, referring to the words of Cush, a Benjamin. "Leaving Song" is a verb in Hebrew, which means to be lost or wandering. In other words, this is a poem written by David when he was experiencing a sad environment. "The words of David pointing to Cush, a Benjamin" can be found in chapters 24 to 26 of Samuel.
Kush is Saul's spy. Because of what David did, Kush's tip-off led to the death of some innocent people. We will find that when David obeys persecution, or when David has problems in getting along with others, he will make a decision. What kind of decision is this? He will run to God.
The beginning of the scripture says, "O Lord my God, I take refuge in you; Deliver me from all my pursuers and pull me out, lest they tear me like a lion, or even tear me to pieces, and no one will save me.
O Lord my God, if I have done this, if there is iniquity in my hands. If I repay my friend with evil, even if I save him who is my enemy for no reason, I will let my enemy hunt me down until I catch up with him, trample my life on the ground and give my glory to the dusty people. "When David is sharing his inner thoughts, we can clearly see from the poem that David is being chased.
So when he is chased and falls into the environment, the first thing he has to do is to examine his own heart, so the third verse says, "Lord my God, if I have done such a thing, he is examining his own heart." What he means is that if I commit a crime, let those enemies force me. "
Then, when we face the problem of persecution or obedience, the first thing we should do is to look at our hearts like David, instead of looking at our enemies, others or God and complaining about why God allows such things to happen to us.