The Holy Psalms of David
Psalm 3 ~ for Jews, Muslims and Christians
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Even King David, inspired by Y’aweh/ Allah/ God to write down the Psalms for the Book of God, was not sinless. In fact no prophet (other than the Messiah) has ever been sinless. This is not to say they were living in known disobedience to God. Rather it means they were always open to the possibility of selfishness and lack of submission to God. Hence tradition says Muhammad prayed many times each day for Allah to forgive his sins. Equally king David sinned badly on one particular occasion recorded for us in the Book of God. He committed adultery and then murdered his lover’s husband. Even though David repented and sought Allah’s forgiveness, Allah punished him for it. One of the punishments was that his oldest son Absalom rebelled against him and David had to flee for his life. Psalm 3 is written at this time for our comfort.

‘O lord so many are against me. So many seek to harm me. So many say Allah will never help me[1]. But Lord you are my shield, my glory, and my only hope. You alone can lift my head now bowed in shame.’

This teaches us that (as the Ingel/New Testament) says, ‘All those to call upon the Name[2] of the Lord (His Messiah) shall be saved’.

Even before the coming of the Messiah, it was possible to call on the Name of the Lord and the Psalm ends with the words, ‘I cried out to the Lord, and he heard me from his Temple in Jerusalem. Then I lay down and slept and woke up safely, for the Lord was watching over me. And now …I am not afraid. For salvation comes from Allah. What joys he gives to all his people.’

footnotes
[1] Because David had sinned, his enemies thought he could not be forgiven by God and that God’s punishments would have no limit. They were wrong!

[2] The context here implies that the Name of the Lord is synonymous with the authority and power invested by Allah in his Messiah.