Psalms 7:12

“What man [is] he that feareth the Lord? That is, how happy a man is he! and one that fears the Lord is one that has the fear of God put into his heart, as a blessing of the covenant of grace before spoken of; who fears the Lord, not on account of the punishment of sin, but under the influence of the pardon of it, and for his goodness’s sake; who loves the Lord, trusts in him, is careful not to offend him, hates sin, and avoids it, and has a strict regard to the worship of God in all its parts and branches, and performs it in fear; or who serves the Lord with reverence and godly fear. The description of this man’s happiness follows in this verse and (<192512>Psalm 25:12): him shall he teach…”

“They are here distinctly pointed out, though by changing the person, a very common mode of speech, one is selected as a representative of wicked men generally. The military figures are of obvious meaning.”

“If he turn not - If the wicked person does not repent. in the previous verse the psalmist had said that God is angry with the wicked every day; he here states what must be the consequence to the wicked if they persevere in the course which they are pursuing; that is, if they do not repent. God, he says, cannot be indifferent to the course which they pursue, but he is preparing for them the instruments of punishment, and he will certainly bring destruction upon them. It is implied here that if they would repent and turn they would avoid this, and would be saved: a doctrine which is everywhere stated in the Scriptures. He will whet his sword - He will sharpen his sword preparatory to…”

“He will - God will hasten, and speedily execute his judgments upon him. Psalms 7:13”

“7:12-13 sword . . . bow . . . deadly weapons . . . flaming arrows: As the Divine Warrior, God goes on the offensive on behalf of himself and his people.”

“If: Psa 85:4; Isa 55:6, Isa 55:7; Jer 31:18, Jer 31:19; Eze 18:30, Eze 33:11; Mat 3:10; Act 3:19 he will: Deu 32:41; Isa 27:1, Isa 34:5; Eze 21:9-11, Eze 21:23 Psalms 7:13”