Simply, ( Psalm 1 )

Psalm 11 is a about  David at a time when he was being persecuted by King Saul,who wanted to kill him, because he saw him him as a threat to his kingship.Charles Simeon writes,' His timid friends were afraid for his safety and recommended him to flee to some mountain where he have a have a  safe hiding place from the rage of King Saul. We don't know at one point were this persecution was taking place,possible it was early on,when David was still be in Saul's service. David responds by rejecting their advice,he replies,' I trust in the Lord for protection, so why do you say to me,' Fly like a bird  to the mountains for safety!'. There would be times, later on when he would have to flee, and he would have to trust God to keep him safe. We must be careful not to box ourselves in,in different situations,and circumstances, but at this time it was wrong for him to flee. He declares,''I trust the Lord for my protection.' v1,  Spurgeon see's what they are advising him to do was to distrust God. Davids life on the whole was full of so many situations , in which the only thing he had was his God,he needed to trust Him  as he faced a lion  a bear,Goliath,Saul the Philistines. All through his life he was called  to exercise trust in God, likewise it applies to all  God's  children, to simply  trust the Lord.