Psalms
Psalms 7:10–13
The Lord is a righteous Judge who protects the sincere heart and readies His arsenal against persistent evil.
Psalms 7:10–13 (WEB)
10 My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
11 God is a righteous judge, yes, a God who has indignation every day.
12 If a man doesn’t repent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow.
13 He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death. He makes ready his flaming arrows.
Central Idea
The Lord is a righteous Judge who protects the sincere heart and readies His arsenal against persistent evil.
Authorial Intent
To describe the active judicial governance of God, highlighting His protection of the faithful and His lethal readiness to judge the unrepentant.