David's God is our God - II Samuel 20-24

And there was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number, and he also was descended from the giants. 
II Sam. 21:20

This monster of a man pretty much sums up the unbelievably intense battles that David faced. We are told so much about David.  There is enough recorded in the Bible on the life of David to make it a lifelong study, and the fascinating thing is that David is such a flawed person. Throughout his life he makes serious mistakes, and yet God is merciful and David never loses hold of his faith in his "rock, fortress, and deliverer."

I believe on of the reasons we are told so much about him is that it makes passages like ch. 22 so much more real. The more you think about who David was and what he did, the more powerful his words are.

David points everything back to God, David says ad infitum that God saves him, God delivered him, God responded to his call. Even though he failed, he was used by God and he persevered because of his view of God. 

For you are my lamp, O Lord,
    and my God lightens my darkness.
For by you I can run against a troop,
    and by my God I can leap over a wall.
This God—his way is perfect;
    the word of the Lord proves true;
    he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

“For who is God, but the Lord?
    And who is a rock, except our God?

II Samuel 22:29-32