Guiding Questions: Psalms 7

This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

  1. To whom is this Psalm ascribed?
  2. And, who or what was the “matter of Kush son of Yemini”?
  3. To whom does the importuner turn?
  4. According to Psalms 7:3 is there any alternate source of succor?
  5. In Psalms 7:3-4, what equation is made between asking for help and personal conduct and under what circumstances would it not be forthcoming?
  6. In Psalms 7:9, is the Kadosh Barukh Hu limited to Israel?
  7. In Psalms 7:10, how would the phrase “Elohim Tzaddik” be translated — God the just or God the explorer of the “inner thoughts and being” of the righteous individual?
  8. He who “digs a pit” — what is the result? (Psalms 7:16)
  9. In Psalms 7:17 what thesis is advanced, generally, as to those who seek to “do evil”?
  10. Does Psalms 7:18 indicate a sense of confidence in the result of the importuning?

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Perek Yomi materials originally produced by the USCJ and Dr. Morton K. Siegel.
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