They "stir up" evil and "trip up" good people - who are they? Psalm 140-142

In these three Psalm we have some prayers of David during a time when evil men were pursuing him. According to these Psalms David found very few to help and felt all alone and trapped (142:4). We all can relate to that feeling of abandonment and solitude. David saw this (or these) evil person(s) as someone who "continually stirs ups wars" (140:2) and someone who has "purposed to trip up" his feet (140:4). We all have these people in our lives. They are not content on their own misery they are not happy and don't want others happy. They want to stir up wars and cause drama in the lives of others. What is the solution when you face these people? David doesn't give us a 12-step program to get past these destructive personalities and anchors to our lives. He does, however, turn our attention to who can get us past them: His God. These are recorded prayers that David places these characters into God's hands. He is not taking vengence on them. Like the day he could have killed Saul and did not, David simply releases both his antagonist and himself into the hands of the God of the universe. Daivd finds peace in these prayers. Dispite the tumult around him, David sees a calm in the midst of the storm and companionship in the midst of the solitary confinement created by the situation. God is his "strength" (140:6); his "refuge" (141:8; 142:5); and, David's portion despite his surrondings of abandonment (142:5). We cannot always escape those who "stir up" or "trip up" others. We can find refuge in the will and care of the Almighty.