7 Let the assembled peoples gather
around you,
while you sit enthroned over them on high.
The Lord sits on high above all on His throne in heaven.
Though the Lord is on high, yet He
regards the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar. – Psalm 138:6
The LORD is in his holy temple;
the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes
examine them. – Psalm 11:4
Hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his
throne with all the multitudes of heaven standing around him on his right and
on his left. – 1 Kings 22:19
David is calling for God to sit on His throne of judgment in
front of the heavenly hosts.
8 Let
the Lord judge the peoples.
Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,
according to my integrity, O Most High.
9 Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
and make the righteous secure—
you, the righteous God
who probes minds and hearts.
Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,
according to my integrity, O Most High.
9 Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
and make the righteous secure—
you, the righteous God
who probes minds and hearts.
How could David say that he is righteous? David himself tells us that no person is
good.
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they do
abominable deeds;
there is none who does good.
The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man,
to see if there are any who
understand,
who seek after God.
They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one. – Psalm 14:1-3
The only thing that would make David’s righteous is the
Spirit of God within him. David knew the
Spirit of God was with him and within him.
He testifies of it in Psalm 51:11 when he prays to God, “Do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.”
David is praying here for God to vindicate him based on the
actions he has taken and on the integrity of his heart which has followed the
Lord’s command through His Spirit.
Otherwise he can’t make that prayer because he himself knows there is no
good in man.
O LORD, judge the people, condemn the wicked and free the righteous! Only He can do this as only He knows the mind and heart of every man.
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