1. A cry out of agony 55:1-8

55:1-2a David began this psalm with a prayer in which he called on God to hear his petition.

55:2b-3 The pressure David's enemy had placed on him sprang from a grudge. Evidently David had offended this person previously and now he was getting even. His enemy's words had brought trouble down on the psalmist.

55:4-5 David expressed his anguish in a variety of expressions in these verses. His friend's betrayal had upset him greatly.

55:6-8 He wished he could escape his situation as a harmless dove flies away from a storm and hides in a remote and secure desert nest.