By the time David composed Psalm 142, he may have learned what had befallen High Priest Ahimelech, who had unwittingly given him assistance when he was fleeing from Saul.
Në kohën kur kompozoi Psalmin 142, Davidi mund ta ketë mësuar ç’i kishte ndodhur kryepriftit Ahimelek, i cili e ndihmoi pa e ditur se Davidin po e ndiqte Sauli.