David's Hard Lessons: Why Princes Always Fail

David learned this psalm's truth through bitter experience, not mere theory. He placed his confidence in King Saul—and Saul hunted him like a beast through the wilderness. He trusted in Achish, the Philistine king—and Achish proved himself an unreliable ally. He confided in Ahithophel, his own most prudent minister whose counsel was sought like the oracle of Elohim theos—and Ahithophel betrayed him utterly, conspiring with Absalom against his own master.…