"The Roaring Lion"

"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour; whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethern that are in the world. But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto His eternal glory by Jesus Christ, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. To Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen." (1 Peter 5:8-11) The introduction to Psalms Seven, is about as complex as the Psalm itself; yet, once understood, it makes perfect sense! Within this introduction are several things that are rarely shown anywhere else in Scripture, and they are modifiers in there own right, because they speak of something other than what they say. In the above passages of Scripture, Peter is warning us of the devil and his attempts to destroy those that have been called into God's kingdom; of which he is speaking from experience! Here in Psalms Seven, we have the same situation, whereas David is also speaking from experience, and his introduction to this Psalm is based upon personal experience! "Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite." To start to understand this introduction, or at least to see what I am seeing from this, we should envision a roaming song. I envision a black man in coveralls and a straw hat, walking and singing down the road, with blue birds circling around him; or Dorothy and her companions skipping down the road on the way to meet the wizard. The word 'Shiggion' is only found in two places, here in this introduction, and then again in Habakkuk 3:1; although, in my Bible the two are spelt a little differently. Looking up this definition, you find this: song?; used in title of Psalm 7; meaning doubtful. Not much help in that is there? However, when looking to what others have said that this word means, there are several examples; two of them in particular that I like; one is that of a 'wandering song', while the other is that of a 'charming song'. For now, I would like us to look at this through the prism of a 'wandering song'; which has several very distinct meanings: one is that of wandering down the road; another, is that of the wake made upon the water; and another, is that of a wandering adversary. If you look up the word "Cush", you will not find anyone that is associated with the tribe of Benjamin; however, what you will find is a person named Shimei the Benjamite, who was from the house of Saul. If you read the encounter that David had with this character in 2 Samuel 16:5-14, you will see what might be meant by 'wandering adversary'; or better yet: an adversary that taunts you on your way!!! There are a couple things that we must keep in mind when it comes to "the roaring lion" that Peter is speaking of: one is that of vulnerability and the other is of weakness; both are the characteristics that are looked for in the people that this lion will devour. The strength that we have in Christ is based upon location and our position in Him; in other words, we do not want to be found outside the body, nor should we forget our standing in Jesus Christ. The word "Cush" that David is using here, describes someone who is not what they should be; in other words; Shimei the Benjamite, although a real Israelite, and from the tribe of Benjamin, he was far from acting as such; and to a greater degree, was acting as someone who was from a much darker place...