Reflections on the Holy Psalms of David - Psalm 7
for Muslims, Jews and Christians


For all who suffer persecution for their faith, ethnicity or both, this psalm of David speaks encouragement.

‘I am depending on you, O Lord my God, to save me from my persecutors.’ v1

David acknowledges that if he were sinning such as by ‘paying back evil for good, or unjustly attacking those I dislike’ (v4) then it would be right for Allah to allow his persecutors to punish him. But he argues, he is not living an unrighteous life.


It is hard for people to understand why Allah still allows persecution and suffering, but then David looks further to Allah’s justice, which he knows will be meted out on all, the righteous and the unrighteous at the day of judgement. David prays for that day, ‘Gather all peoples before you; sit high above them, judging their sins. But justify me publicly; establish my honour and truth before them all.’ v8

Though there may be no justice apparent in this life, David is confident that all who persecute and are persecuted will face Allah’s judgement, those who are righteous will be with Allah and those who are not will be cast out. Jesus Allah’s Holy Messiah (Christ) says a similar Word of God in his parable (Ingil, New Testament, Matt.25 v31-46)

‘But when I the Messiah (Christ), shall come in my glory, and all the angels with me, then I shall sit upon my throne of glory. And all the nations shall be gathered before me. And I will separate the sheep from the goats, and place sheep at my right hand and the goats at my left . Then I the king shall say to those on my right, ‘Come blessed of my Father, into the kingdom prepared for you from the founding of the world. For I was hungry and you fed me; I was thirsty and you gave me water; I was a stranger and you took me into your homes; naked and you clothed me; sick and in prison, and you visited me.’....’And I the king, will tell them, “When you did it (all these things) to the least of my brethren you were doing it to me”.’

Here Jesus is saying that Allah identifies with the victims of persecution, violence and neglect; and in Allah’s Day of judgement, those who have mistreated the followers of Allah’s Messiah, Jesus (the Christ) will be deemed ‘unrighteous’ and will not inherit eternal life.

So Jesus, who (in the Ingil) is describes as David’s greater son, will under Allah be the judge of all! Thus those like David who are persecuted now, will then be established in honour and truth.