Psalm 61 - David asks God for help remembers what God has done for him in the past.
Psalm 62 - David praises God and recommends "you people" to honor God. It sounds like he is speaking as king wishing his subjects had the same connection to God that he has.
Psalm 64 - David calls on God for protection from people plotting against him. I don't think all the imagery ("arrows" and "snares") should be taken literally, but rather it reminds of bad office politics.
Psalm 65 - this is an upbeat praise psalm. David praises God for the blessings of the nation. The imagery sort of reminds me of "America the Beautiful", for talks of grain, hills, etc..
Psalm 66 - this is another upbeat praise psalm. In it, David encourages others to praise God ("Shout for joy to God, all the earth"). It focuses on some of the miracles of God (parting the Red Sea). David also says he wants to tell other people what God has done for him.
Psalm 67 - this feels more like a prayer than a song. David gives prayers to God for that others to praise God. The end asks for God's blessing on us (Israel?) so that people around the world would fear God.
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