2. David's lament of his condition 142:3-4

Even when David could not see his way clearly God knew what course he should take to reach safety. It seemed to the psalmist that the path he took was one that his enemy had booby trapped. Evidently if David had had a human defender, that person would have been standing at his right hand, but no one was there. He felt totally forsaken by all other people, and without God's help escape was impossible.