David had fled from King Saul for several years.  David had a chance to take his life, but didn’t.  Saul states, since you spared my life, I will no longer do thee harm. David takes this time of temporary tranquility to write Psalm 16, and praise God for Who He is, For what He is doing, and what He will do in the future.  In the chaos of our culture, we need to pause and reflect on the same things.