HOLY PSALM OF DAVID (ZABUR) THREE

Even King David, inspired by 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 the Islamic Hadith (tradition) says Muhammad prayed many times each day for God 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 God’s forgiveness, God 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. 

1 O Lord, I have so many enemies; so many are against me. 2 So many are saying, “God will never rescue him[1]!” 3 But you, O Lord, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high. 4  I cried out to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy mountain. 5 I lay down and slept, yet I woke up in safety, for the Lord was watching over me. 6 I am not afraid of ten thousand enemies who surround me on every side. 

This psalm teaches us that, as the Ingil[2] (New Testament) says (Rom.10 v.13), ‘All those who call upon the Name[3] 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.

A poem inspired by Psalm 3: -

I will fear no evil for you O Lord

Are a shield around me!

Day and night, you are my only hope!

Be there always for me.

A prayer: - O God, be my shield.

mjk 26/11/17 c. mikereflects

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[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] Gospel in Islam – the Arabic word derives from Syriac Aramaic which comes from the Greek word for New Testament ref. Wiki accessed 10/2016

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