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.]
| Psalm | Historical Background | OT Text |
|---|---|---|
| Ps 3 | When David fled from Absalom | 2 Sam 15.13-17 |
| Ps 7 | About the hurtful words of Cush a Benjamite | 2 Sam 16.5, 19.16 |
| Ps 18 | When the Lord delivered David from his enemies/Saul | 2 Sam 22.1-51 |
| Ps 30 | At the dedication of the house of David | 2 Sam 5.11, 6.17 |
| Ps 34 | When David pretended mdness before Abimelech | 1 Sam 21.10-15 |
| Ps 51 | When Nathn confronted David over his sin against Bathsheba and her husband Uriah | 2 Sam 12.1-14 |
| Ps 52 | When Doeg the Edomite warned Saul about David | 1 Sam 22.9-10 |
| Ps 54 | When the Ziphites warned Saul about David | 1 Sam 23.19 |
| Ps 56 | When the Philistines captured David in Gath | 1 Sam 21.10-11 |
| Ps 57 | When David fled from Saul into the cave | 1 Sam 22.1, 24.3 |
| Ps 59 | When Saul sent men to watch the house in order to kill David | 1 Sam 19.11 |
| Ps 60 | When David fought against Mesopotamia and Syria | 2 Sam 8.3, 13 |
| Ps 63 | When David was in the wilderness of Judea | 1 Sam 23.14; or 2 Sam 15.23-28 |
| Ps 142 | When David was in a cave | 1 Sam 22.1, 24.3 |