55. Cast your Cares on the Lord. David prayed when he was afraid and feeling sad. Those who sought his destruction vexed him. David feared death and he wanted to fly far away, like a dove, to the desert and find rest. David asked God to confuse the wicked. It doesn't say, but I suspect that the close friend David speaks of is probably Saul. Death could take his enemies, but he himself prayed to God for deliverance. He had seen God at work against enemies on the battlefield and knew that God was there for him. David knew that God would help him. God sustains those who love him.
56. A Prayer of Trust in God. In the note before this Psalm begins, it says that this Psalm was written when the Philistines had seized David in Gath. You can review this in 1Samuel 21:10-15. David had acted like a crazy man drooling and scribbling on the walls, so they let him go. He went to hide in a cave. David asked God for mercy because men were hot on his trail all day. He decided to trust in God whenever he was afraid. (Good advice!) He knew he had been saved by God and that God was the light of his life.
57. The Mercy and Truth of God. The note above the Psalm says that David had fled from Saul into the cave. (1Samuel 22:1-5) David must have spent some time in this cave because he was joined by other men seeking refuge, which they eventually found in the land of the Philistines in Ziklag. Again David asked God for mercy. His soul found peace in God, and he would remain under God's protection until the danger had passed. David knew that God had a purpose for him and that he was working to fulfill it. God saved David and rebuked his enemies. God sent David His love and faithfulness.
Tomorrow read Psalms 57-60:12
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