David wrote this Psalm when he pretended to be insane the king of Achish (1 Samuel 21:10-15). David was on the run from Saul, and had gone to the Gash. Achish knew of David's reputation for killing thousands, so David was in even more danger. David pretended to be mad, and so escaped. This is not the most glorious incident in David's life, but out of it came one the best psalms. Even in the most inglorious times in our lives good things can come.
David declares that he will praise the Lord at all times. He then urges the afflicted hear and rejoice and join him in praising God. David went through difficult circumstances, so he was able to sympathise with others who went through difficulties, and was able to show them how the Lord could help them.
David sought the Lord, and God delivered him "from all his fears". We may have many fears in our lives, but God can delivers us from them all. When we look to the Lord our faces will become radiant. David wrote this not as a victorious warrior, but as a man on the run. He was a "poor" man, encountering many troubles, but God saved him from them all. No matter how many troubles you may be encountering just now, the Lord will save you from them all. He sets us free from our fears, and delivers us from our troubles. So when we look at our lives, we should see our fears as things we will be set free from, and our troubles as things we will be delivered from, not things that will defeat us.
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