Psalm 34 provides a definite time when David wrote it, “when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, causing the king to send him away.” This story can be found in 1 Samuel 21. Running from King Saul, David went to the Philistine city of Gath. When they discovered who he was (the hero who […]
Psalm 31 was sent by David to “the music director” to be put to music and used in worship. Although it gives no clues with regard to the timing of the events mentioned, its proximity to Psalm 30 may indicate that this was the full content of the prayer for his life that David mentioned
Psalm 30 offers an interesting curiosity in its very first line – “A song used at the dedication of the temple.” The meaning is unclear, because Solomon did not build the Temple until long after David’s death. It is possible that David wrote this for that purpose before he died or that he had written
