This feels like a generic psalm---much of the same imagery in the last few psalms but without distinction. My summary below is not great, but I'm marking it down as done.
David begins by stating that he takes refuge in the Lord. Who is he addressing when he asks "How can you say to my soul, 'flee like a bird to your mountain'"? His enemy? He presents a picture of the wicked shooting at the upright. The Lord is above looking down at all this. He tests the righteous but hates the wicked.
Here's another one of those hard to process images--
"Let him rain coals on the wicked; fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup." Psalm 11:6
A stark and war-like culture.
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