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Sunday, June 7, 2026

The Righteous God Tries the Hearts and Reins - Psalm 7 - Part 2

 

Psalm 7 Part 2  To go to Part 1 click HERE

Psalm 7:9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God tries the hearts and reins.

The wickedness of the wicked will come to an end for a 1,000-year Millennium period and then later on the New Heaven and Earth. At present God allows men to be tested to see whether they will do good or do evil, whether they will come to accept the sacrifice of His only begotten Son Jesus, or reject Him. The Lord proves us to see how much we love Him.

Deuteronomy 8:2-5 And you shall remember all the way which the Lord your God led you these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you, and to prove you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments, or no. And He humbled you, and suffered you to hunger, and fed you with manna, which you knew not, neither did your fathers know; that He might make you know that man does not live by bread only, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the LORD does man live. Your raiment waxed not old upon you, neither did your foot swell, these forty years. You shall also consider in your heart, that, as a man chastens his son, so the Lord thy God chastens you.

He may allow a seemingly religious person to test our faithfulness to the truth.

Deuteronomy 13:1-3 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and gives you a sign or a wonder, And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spoke unto you, saying, Let us go after other gods, which you have not known, and let us serve them; You shall not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proves you, to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

If we pass the tests, God promises to keep and protect us in the times of trouble that are coming upon the whole world.

Revelation 3:10 Because you have kept the word of My patience, I also will keep you from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

Psalm 7:10 My defence is of God, which saves the upright in heart.

Who are the upright in heart? The upright in heart are those with a contrite heart, or a broken heart, a humble heart, who have fallen upon the mercies of God.

Psalm 51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. Psalm 34:18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saves such as be of a contrite spirit. Isaiah 66:2b But to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembles at My word.

It is the meek that shall inherit the earth and delight themselves in the abundance of peace. Jesus said, Blessed are the meek, Matthew 5:6. The meek are those who have acknowledged their dependence on the mercy of God. God has therefore extended to them His mercy, and covered them with His love through the suffering and death of Jesus Christ.

Psalm 7:11 God judges the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.

The day of God’s wrath and judgment is coming

Revelation 6:17 For that great day of His wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

Zephaniah 1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of His jealousy: for He shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

Jeremiah 30:23-24 Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goes forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked. The fierce anger of the Lord shall not return, until He has done it, and until He has performed the intents of His heart: in the latter days you shall consider it.

Zephaniah 2:2-3 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord’s anger come upon you. Seek the Lord, all you meek of the earth, which have wrought His judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be you shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.

Psalm 7:12 If he (the wicked) turns not, He (God) will whet His sword; He has bent His bow, and made it ready.

The day is coming when the prophecies will be set in motion for the last days. 

2 Thessalonians 2:7-9 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now lets (or withholds) will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders.

Matthew 24:15 & 21-22 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso reads, let him understand:) … For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

Psalm 7:13 He (God) has also prepared for him (the wicked) the instruments of death; He (God) ordains His arrows against the persecutors.

The day of judgement and of God’s great wrath will come. Some prophecies of the day of the Lord follow below:

Revelation 11:18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

Revelation 14:18-20 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

Psalm 7:14 Behold, he (the wicked one) travails with iniquity, and has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

Satan is the father of lies.

John 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Psalm 7:15-16 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

The wicked in general shall suffer, and so shall that Wicked One.

Isaiah 14:12-15 How are you fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how are you cut down to the ground, which did weaken the nations! For you have said in your heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet you shall be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

The wicked will reap what they have sown. The Antichrist will also be judged

Daniel 7:21-22 I beheld, and the same horn (the Antichrist) made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.

Daniel 8:25 And through his (the Antichrist’s) policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes (Jesus); but he shall be broken without hand.

Daniel 11:45 And he (the Antichrist) shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain (Mount Moriah in Jerusalem); yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.

Revelation 20:2-3 And he (the angel) laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

Psalm 7:17 I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high.

It is to the name and person of Jesus that every knee will bow.

Philippines 2:5-11 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also has highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Psalm 118:10-12 “In the name of the Lord will I destroy them!” All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them. They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them. They compassed me about like bees: they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

Revelation 15:1-4 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are Your ways, You King of saints. Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? for You only are holy: for all nations shall come and worship before You; for Your judgments are made manifest.

Revelation 11:15-17 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which are, and was, and are to come; because You have taken to Yourself Your great power, and have reigned.

Originally published 02-04-2025.

O LORD My God, in You Do I Put My Trust: Save Me – Psalm 7 - Part 1


A Prayer of Vindication 

Psalm 7 King James Version   A Prayer of Vindication      Commentary by Dennis Edwards

7:1 Lord my God, in You do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:

The psalmist starts off by declaring his trust in the Lord during times of persecution. In Psalm 34:19 we read, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” Apostle Paul tells us, “Yea, and all that will Godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution,” 2 Timothy 3:12. In Colossians, he encourages us that God “has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son,” Colossians 1:13. Jesus told us that we should not fear them which can kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear Him which is able to destroy both body and soul into hell,” Matthew 10:28. He said, “These things have I spoken unto you, that in Me you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world,” John 16:33.

Psalm 7:2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

Apostle Peter warns us to be sober and vigilant, because it is the devil that goes about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour, whom we must resist steadfast in the faith, 1 Peter 5:8-9. Apostle Pauls tells us to, “Put on the whole armour of God, that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil,” Ephesians 6:11. He then goes to describe the armour: “Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,” Ephesian 6:13-17.

Psalm 7:3-4 Lord my God, If I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, (if) I have delivered him that without cause is my enemy):

David tells the Lord, that if he is really guilty of evil, in that he has condemned the innocent, let him, therefore, be punished like the wicked.

Psalm 7:5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.

David is saying, If I am guilty, Lord, condemn me.

Psalm 7:6 Arise, O Lord, in Your anger, lift up Yourself because of the rage of my enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that You have commanded.

In times of persecution, the righteous plead with God to rise up in their defence. God will judge those who persecute the righteous. During the time of the future great tribulation, God first sets a mark or seal on those that are His. “Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads,” Revelation 7:3. He then reins down tribulation on the wicked and the unbelievers. Ezekiel 9:1-7 has similar imagery where an angel goes forth and designates with a mark who shall live during the judgment on Jerusalem. God would supernaturally protect those who were not guilty of the sins of the nation and had refused to participate in iniquity. The other angels go forth and guide the hands of the Babylonian soldiers as they kill those who participated in evil, and leave those with the mark untouched.

Psalm 7:7 So shall the congregation of the people compass You about: for their sakes therefore, return You (from) on high.

When the peoples or nations see the wicked punished, many will come to faith. After a major natural or man-made catastrophe, people are usually more sensitive to God. They may have survived, while others died. They realise it was God’s mercy and are therefore more open to Him. When Jesus comes back in the clouds many of the unrepented will repent, and come to faith.

Recently we went to an area of Spain where flooding had destroyed various small towns and many were killed. When talking to a director of an association which a leading communist had directed us to, we were being careful about how we talked about God, not wanting to offend a man we assumed was an unbeliever. My wife said, “We believe in God, but we are not affiliated with any denomination.” The director responded, “We, also believe, however you want to call Him. We were here when the canal overflowed. We were here in the darkness and heard the screams for help. My wife and two children were with me. We believe. We know that it is by God’s mercy that we are here today.” The tragedy had brought him to faith.

Matthew 24:29-30 Immediately after the tribulation of those days…the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

After the tribulation, at the time of the rapture, it seems a great repentance will take place in Jerusalem and around the world, and many will believe.

Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for Him, as one mourns for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for Him, as one that is in bitterness for his first born.

Revelation 1:7 Behold, He comes with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him.

Some will be wailing in repentance, while others will still be in anger at God.

Revelation 16:21 And men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague was exceeding great.

Psalm 7:8 The Lord shall judge the people: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to my integrity that is in me.

We that believe have put on the righteousness which is of Christ. We are clothed with His righteousness, not our own. God will chastise us for our sins, for judgment must begin first at the house of God. And if the righteous scarcely stand, what shall happen to the ungodly and sinners? 1 Peter 4:17-18.

2 Corinthians 5:21 For He (God) has made Him (Jesus) to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.

We that believe shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ, but our judgment will be tempered, because we have believed and followed Christ. “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that everyone may receive the things done in his body, according to that he has done, whether it be good or bad,” 2 Corinthians 5:10.

The unbelievers shall stand before the Great White Throne Judgment seat of God after the 1,000 year Millennium and the second battle of Gog and Magog.

Revelation 20:11-13 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

We will all be judged. Every man will give account to his works whether they have been good or evil.

To the righteous, those who have truly believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God, they shall be clothed in the righteousness of the Son and accepted by the Father. The unrighteous who accepted not the gift of eternal life in Christ, shall be judged by their own works, whether they were evil or whether they were good. Those whose works were good shall have their lives extended in the afterlife. They will continue to grow into the knowledge and acceptance of the love of God, until they too may enter into the Heavenly City New Jerusalem and dwell in the presence of the most High.

Revelation 21:23-27 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. And there shall in no wise enter into it anything that defiles, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or makes a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

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Originally published 02-04-2025.

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