Psalm 34: 2 "My heart will boast in the Lord; Humble people will be glad to hear it. 」
Psalm 34: 3 "Call the Lord great with me, and exalt his name together. 」
When David faced Saul's pursuit for the first time, he forgot that his future was in God's hands, but looked for a way out according to man's plan. First, he lied to the priest Ahimelech (Sam 1. 2 1: 2), and then he fled to Goliath's hometown of Gath with Goliath's knife (
Samuel XXI 10) thought it would be safe to hide in the enemy's place, only to find that Agi, king of Gath, could kill him at any moment, even though he was out of the den (Sam. XXI 1 1)。 In desperation, David had to ignore shame, pretend to be crazy and sell stupidity, and narrowly escaped. The history of this event is recorded in the chapter 2 1, but the spiritual scene behind it is recorded in this article and psalm 56. "Abimelech" (1) may be the title of King of the Philistines (Gen. 22), referring to Aji, king of Gath. This is an alphabet poem (the ninth, tenth, 25th, 34th, 37th, 111th, 112th, 119th and 145th), and it is also a testimony of David's gratitude.
David left Gath of the Philistines and "fled to Adullam Cave" (Sam. 22: 1), and returned to Saul's sphere of influence. The environment is still dangerous and difficult, but his spirit is relaxed and happy (section 1-3). David went from one failure to another by his own strategy, but in despair, he no longer relied on himself, but fell down before God and became a "humble man" (v. 2). This made him learn not to rely on himself in everything, but to look to God, because if King Gath was determined to kill him and avenge Goliath, it would be useless for him to pretend to be crazy again, so he praised him from the heart: "My heart will boast in the Lord" (v. 2)!