In Psalm 18 King David recounts both his many adversities and how God has delivered him from them. 

Psalm 17 is a prayer in which King David is seeking vindication from his enemies and God’s protection from wicked people. 

The verses in the second half of Psalm 16 are particularly important because they contain a Messianic prophecy regarding Jesus’ resurrection. 

Psalm 16 is a psalm of devotion in which King David states his commitment to the Lord as the one true God. 

In the fifteenth psalm, King David expresses what a righteous person’s life should look like. 

Verse 3 of Psalm 14 is quoted by the Apostle Paul in the New Testament Book of Romans. The point being made is that no human being is righteous before God on the basis on their own merit. 

King David begins Psalm 13 with a lament, goes on to make a request of God, then moves to expressions of trust, and finally ends with a commitment to give praise to God. 

In Psalm 12 King David laments the evil in the world and receives assurances from the Lord that He will intervene on behalf of the poor and needy 

Psalm 11 was written by King David during a time when he was facing adversity. He assures himself, and us, that God rules over everything regardless of our circumstances. 

Psalm 10 is a lament in which the psalmist expresses concern that God seems so far away.