Psalms 7:13

“His soul shall dwell at ease, etc.] Or in “goodness” f399, enjoying an affluence of good things, of spiritual blessings in Christ, in whom he dwells by faith; and where he has peace and safety, amidst all the troubles, afflictions, and exercises, he meets with; and where with godliness he has contentment, which is great gain indeed; for, though he may seem to have nothing, he possesses all things; and has all things given him richly to enjoy, even all things pertaining to life and godliness; and at death, when his soul is separated from his body, it shall enter into rest, and be in perfect peace; it shall lie in Abraham’s bosom, and in the arms of Jesus, during the night of the grave, until…”

“against the persecutors--Some render "for burning," but the former is the best sense. Arrows for burning would be appropriate in besieging a town, not in warring against one man or a company in open fight.”

“He hath also prepared for him - The instruments of punishment are already prepared, and God can use them when he pleases. They are not to be made ready, and, therefore, there is no necessity for delay when he shall have occasion to use them. The idea is, that arrangements are made for the destruction of the wicked, and that the destruction must come upon them. The world is full of these arrangements, and it is impossible that the sinner should escape. The instruments of death - The means of putting them to death; that is, of punishing them. The particular means referred to here are arrows, as being what God has prepared for the wicked. “Death” here is designed simply to denote punishment, as…”

“Him - For the wicked. Ordaineth - Designs or fits for this very use. Of all sinners, persecutors are set up as the fairest marks of Divine wrath. They set God at defiance but cannot set themselves out of the reach of his judgments. Psalms 7:14”

“ordaineth: Psa 11:2, Psa 45:5, Psa 64:3, Psa 64:7, Psa 144:6; Deu 32:23, Deu 32:42; Job 6:4; Lam 3:12, Lam 3:13; Hab 3:11, Hab 3:13 persecutors: Th2 1:6; Rev 6:10, Rev 16:6 Psalms 7:14”