There is no particular occasion in David's life to which this Psalm relates, it is of more general application, and relates lessons that David has learnt from life.
We can often find that our souls are not at rest, there can be fear, anxiety, unhappiness. To find rest for our souls we need to go to God, He is the only answer. We need salvation in many ways, from sin, from danger, from weakness etc. All salvation comes from God. The Lord is our fortress, He is the only true place of security.
David then turns to address his enemies. So we have a pattern here that we can usefully follow. Turn first to God, then we can face our enemies. Christianity is sometimes described as escapism. It is nothing of the sort. We turn to Christ not to escape from life, but to find strength and wisdom to face life and to overcome. Note that David is under no illusions as to what his enemies were like.
David then turns again to God, repeating his earlier declaration, and then extending it. His honour also depends upon God, and God is not just his rock, He is his mighty rock.
Next David encourages the people to trust in God at all times. That means whatever the situation is that you are facing right now you should trust in God.
We can also pour out our hearts to God. Trusting God does not mean pretending that we are coping fine with everything when we are not. In many of the Psalms we find David pouring our his heart to the Lord, we can and should do likewise.
All worldly power and wealth is transitory, in the end it counts for nothing. True riches are found in God alone.
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