There are two unusual items in the superscription of Psalm 7. One is its identification as a shiggaion, a term used only once in the Psalms. We don't know the meaning of this word for sure. It may be "a psalm of lamentation or a psalm with irregular literary features" (VanGemeren, REBC). The sages thought it might mean "an outpouring of words" or "impulsive speech".
The second is its association with "the words of Cush, a Benjamite", a person mentioned nowhere else in the Bible. David certainly had difficulty with Benjamites during at least a couple of periods of his life---while he was fleeing from Saul, and then at the time of Absalom's rebellion and afterward (2 Sam 20, e.g.). Whoever Cush was, he seems to have been slandering David.
In the face of persecution, David turns to the judge of the universe in an appeal for justice. He asserts that he has done nothing to deserve what he is facing, having harmed neither friend nor foe (vv 1-5). Confident that he will be vindicated, he asks God to execute righteous judgment (vv 6-13). Declaring that the wicked tend to fall into their own traps, he praises God for his righteousness (vv 14-17).
To modern Christian ears, it sounds as if the psalmist is bragging or being arrogant. But the psalmist is not claiming to be sinless. He is instead affirming his sincere loyalty to God.
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