David fled to a cave that was hard to approach. In this remote region, it might have seemed to David that no friend was at his side to give him protective support.
وَمِنَ ٱلْمُحْتَمَلِ أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدْ أَلَّفَ هذَا ٱلْمَزْمُورَ فِي وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُمَا .‏