| 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 |
