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Historical context of Davidic psalms

From the MacArthur Study Bible

[The MacArthur Study Bible, by John MacArthur (Nashville: Word Publishing, 1997) 745. © 1993 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.]

PsalmHistorical BackgroundOT Text
Ps 3When David fled from Absalom2 Sam 15.13-17
Ps 7About the hurtful words of Cush a Benjamite2 Sam 16.5, 19.16
Ps 18When the Lord delivered David from his enemies/Saul2 Sam 22.1-51
Ps 30At the dedication of the house of David2 Sam 5.11, 6.17
Ps 34When David pretended mdness before Abimelech1 Sam 21.10-15
Ps 51When Nathn confronted David over his sin against Bathsheba and her husband Uriah2 Sam 12.1-14
Ps 52When Doeg the Edomite warned Saul about David1 Sam 22.9-10
Ps 54When the Ziphites warned Saul about David1 Sam 23.19
Ps 56When the Philistines captured David in Gath1 Sam 21.10-11
Ps 57When David fled from Saul into the cave1 Sam 22.1, 24.3
Ps 59When Saul sent men to watch the house in order to kill David1 Sam 19.11
Ps 60When David fought against Mesopotamia and Syria2 Sam 8.3, 13
Ps 63When David was in the wilderness of Judea1 Sam 23.14; or 2 Sam 15.23-28
Ps 142When David was in a cave1 Sam 22.1, 24.3