This is a short Psalm that has a long introduction. It tells of the time in I Samuel 23:19-23 when the inhabitants of Ziph, men of Judah , betrayed David to Saul. We know that David is already running from Saul. And he has just fled from the city of Keilah when he learned that the inhabitants were going to deliver him into the hands of Saul. We find him seeking refuge in the wilderness of Ziphim. Ziph was a little town some 15 miles to the southeast of Hebron. These Ziphites were treacherous; and on at least two occasions, I Samuel 23:19 and in I Samuel 26:1, they tried to betray David into the hands of Saul. They betrayed him by informing Saul where David was and they also put David in a place where Saul could find him.This Psalm was written by David after he had been delivered from appeared to be certain disaster and imminent death. Anytime we see David come through a time like this, he always took time to collect his thoughts and write them down. 

From all outward appearance it looked as if David was cornered. It seems that every possible avenue of excape was closed. It seems that his back is against the wall and certain destruction is upon him. 

When a anyone has been saved from certain destruction, whether physical or spiritual, they have a reason to praise God. It is very reason David wrote this short and sweet Psalm. David goes from: Trouble to Triumph, Problems to Praise, Running to Rejoicing, Scared to Safe, Praying to Praising, Sighing to Singing, Worrying to Worship, Death to Deliverance, Victim to Victor.

God always moves to my aid in the nick of time. Perhaps I should call it the NICHE OF TIME. That little bit of eternity which flashes into my life, when God shows His hand at the time I need it. I should never really call Providence - "A bit of Luck!" It is the provision of the Eternal, when God moves into the niche in my life, which is the turning point between disaster and deliverance.