David Hoffmeister - An Overview
Psalm 34 is attributed to David about the event of his escape from Abimelech (or King Achish) by pretending to generally be insane.[88] According to the parallel narrative in one Samuel 21, in lieu of killing the man who had exacted countless casualties from him, Abimelech permits David to depart, exclaiming, "Am I so short of madmen that you've go