Introduction
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
That this psalm was written by David admits of no doubt. That it was written at a time when government and society offered no protection to the innocent, and his own life was in danger, are equally evident. He is advised to fly, to which he replies in the dignity of true courage, (Psalms 11:1,) asserting his hope to be in God rather than in mountain fastnesses. It is not wholly inconsistent with the state of affairs at the time Absalom was marching upon the capital with the insurgent army, but better suits the earlier date when David first fled from Saul. “The facts clearly point (Ewald says ‘ indisputably’) to the position of David at Saul’s court, when first seriously endangered by calumniators.” Speaker’s Commentary. See 1 Samuel 19:2; 1 Samuel 19:22, etc.; note on Psalms 11:1. The contents are expressed in his answer to the advice to fly, Psalms 11:1-3; and his calm trust in the righteous, retributive government of God, Psalms 11:4-7
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