This is a prayer of David on behalf of all the godly people who are persecuted by wicked and evil men. Since this is the Old Testament, I did not say anything about Christianity today. Yet there are Christians who are persecuted in many parts of the world today as the godly people of our day.
David in verse 7 calls God the strength of his salvation. This psalm is "imprecatory," which means wishing something bad on his enemies. Christians are taught just the opposite, in that we are to love our enemies and do good to those who persecute us.
David's prayer is about an evil speaker not to be established, but isn't this true of many so called dictators in this world today? One thing that is true is that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted and the right of those who are poor. Now what does this say to me? If I belong to Him through knowing Christ as my Savior, I can trust God to always do me good. A favorite verse of mine is Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to them who love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose."
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