Events of 1–2 Samuel Referenced in the Psalms

1 Samuel	Incident	Psalm
19:11	David's house surrounded	59
21:10–11	David seized by Achish	56
21:12–22:1	David escapes from Achish (called Abimelech in Psalm 34 title)	34
22:1 (possibly also 24:3)	David in cave	57; 142
22:9–19	Doeg the Edomite	52
23:14–15 (possibly)	Desert of Judah	63
23:19	David betrayed by Ziphites	54
2 Samuel	Incident	Psalm
8:1–14	Victory over Transjordan	60
chs. 11–12	Against house of Uriah	51
chs. 15–17	Absalom's revolt	3
chs. 15–17 (possibly)	Desert of Judah	63
ch. 22	Victory over all enemies	18