Psalm 59

King Saul’s fear and hatred of David became so compulsive that he finally gave orders to kill his son-in-law, and twice Saul tried to do it himself (1 Sam. 19:1-10). Then he plotted to have David murdered in his bed at home (1 Sam. 19:11-18), but his wife helped David escape by letting him out a window (see Acts 9:23-25). Before this attempt, Saul sent out search parties to spy on David (vv. 6, 14), and David wrote this psalm to ask God for the help he needed. The focus of the psalm is on God–the Deliverer (vv. 1-9) and the Judge (vv. 10-17). Note David’s repeated “statement of faith” in verses 9 and 17. David waited and watched for God to work, and then he sang praises to the Lord for His mercies.