|Psalm|Incident|References|
|---|---|---|
|3|David flees from and battles Absalom|2 Samuel 15–17|
|7|The words of Cush, a Benjaminite (persecution by Saul?)|Unknown|
|18|David delivered from enemies and from Saul|2 Samuel 22|
|30|Dedication of the temple|Nothing in David’s lifetime; cf. 1 Kings 8:63|
|34|David delivered from danger by feigning madness in the presence of King Achish of Gath|1 Sam. 21:12–22:1|
|51|Nathan confronts David about his adultery with Bathsheba|2 Samuel 11–12|
|52|Doeg the Edomite tells Saul that David went to the house of Ahimelech|1 Sam. 22:9–19|
|54|The Ziphites tell Saul that David is hiding among them|1 Sam. 23:19|
|56|The Philistines seize David in Gath|1 Sam. 21:10–11|
|57|David flees from Saul into a cave|1 Sam. 22:1 or 24:3|
|59|Saul sends men to watch David’s house in order to kill him|1 Sam. 19:11|
|60|David’s victory over Transjordan|2 Sam. 8:1–14|
|63|David in the desert of Judah|2 Samuel 15–17?; 1 Sam. 23:14–15?|
|142|David flees from Saul into a cave|Same as Psalm 57|