David composed Psalm 57 while fleeing from King Saul, expressing his anxiety and fear in the mountains and caves of Israel. The psalm ends with triumph and praise for God. Author Philip Yancey suggests David wrote the psalms as therapy to help him rise above his fear and see God's control. Telling oneself the truth, as David did, can heal and comfort us during times of fear and nerves failing, and help gain perspective amid volatile emotions, as it did for David.