Psalm 18

It took about 5 minutes to read David's psalm of thanksgiving. David continues his pattern of pointing out the evil of those who are oppressing him, then recognizing God exercising his power to bring about the good that he had planned regardless of the intensions of the assialants. David describes how he was hemmed in by his enemies (not only the Philistines but also Saul). Notice how he describes God's salvation; "He stood me up on a wide-open field," God took David from the confines of a tight place to freedom available in the wide open places. God could have only delivered David out of the difficult spots he was in, but God didn't stop with that. He didn't stop until David was free and far removed from the stresses of the attacks. Then he gave David space. What a wonderful picture of David's deliverance.
Stuart