Background The superscription informs us David wrote this Psalm when he was in the Desert of Judah. Verse 11 hints that David was already King at that time. Thus the setting of this Psalm was probably during Absalom’s rebellion time, where David left Jerusalem to flee from Absalom. Exposition v1: David was in the wilderness … Read more
Background Jeduthun is a musician (1 Ch 16:42). Psalms that mentioned Jeduthun in the title are 39,62, 77, and 89. This Psalm is parellel with Psalm 39 in many ways. The Psalm is known as the “only” Psalm because the hebrew word “ak” (H389) is used 6 times in this Psalm. It is normally translated … Read more
Background Written after David became King (v6). Probably while in exile from his son Absalom because David felt like he was at the end of the earth (v2). Exposition v1: Religious men are satisfied by reading some prayers or doing some rituals. True child of God concerns about the hearer. He concerns that God would … Read more
Background The battle of the Valley of Salt was recorded in 1 Chronicles 18:12. Abishai and Joab the sons of Zeruiah led Israel and defeated 18,000 Edomites. The title of this Psalm mentions 12,000, which means this Psalm may have been written while the battle was still going on. Although Abishai was the leader of … Read more
Background Saul gave orders to have David killed, he himself have tried two to kill David (1 Sam 19:10-11). Before these killing attempts, Saul may have sent out people to spy on David (v6, v14). So David wrote this Psalm to ask God for help. God the Deliverer (v1-9) v1: [set me securely on high … Read more
