vindication

Psalm 7

This is another psalm of David. The title indicates that it was written concerning Cush the Benjamite. No further information about Cush is given but from the psalm it is clear that Cush is making false accusations against David. Since Saul was also a Benjamite, it is speculated that Cush had the ear of the king and was speaking directly to him about David. There is some speculation that Cush may have been a code word for Saul himself.
In Psalm 6, David is suffering because of his own sinfulness. In this psalm, he is suffering as the result of someone else's sinfulness. Again, this psalm is a lament. David recognizes that something is broken and takes his frustration to God. David calls for his day in court in order to vindicate himself. What is interesting is that God acts as both Judge and David's Defender. The other interesting image is in v. 14: "those who are pregnant with evil..." A very vivid image!
The flow of the psalm is: I am suffering unjustly because of the untrue accusation of Cush. I appeal to God's justice. God's justice means that those who plant traps for the righteous will fall into them themselves. Because I know that justice will prevail, and therefore I will be vindicated and rescued, I will praise God.
If I lived like this, my life would seem so peaceful to those observing my life. I may cry out to God and rage against the injustices and brokeness of the world but outwardly, I would seem at peace because I would be living with the unshakeable assurance that no matter what accusations may be brought against me, no matter what injustices may be suffered in the world, they will all come to light when the Lord gathers the assembly around him and sits enthroned over them and judges the peoples. All the brokeness in this world will be restored. All the injustice of this world will be brought to justice. All the lies will be revealed by truth. All the darkness will succumb to the light. All the righteous will be vindicated.