One Who Has Only Hashem, Doesn’t Need People
Imagine if a person would actually feel: כִּי מַלְׁאָכָיו יְׁצַוֶּׁה לָךְ לִּשְׁמָרְׁךָ בְׁכָל דְׁרָכֶׁיךָ that Hashem’s Malachim are always surrounding him and protecting him wherever he goes. Or better yet, feeling that Hashem Himself is right next to you at all times. Dovid HaMelech was famous for being unusually close to Hashem. How did this happen?
Dovid was told by his father, Yishai, to go to the battlefield, and bring food for his brothers who were soldiers in Shaul HaMelech’s army. When Dovid came, he noticed that nothing was happening. The Yidden were petrified, since the Pelishtim had a powerful giant on their side, Golyas HaPelishti. Golyas had challenged them that they should send one of their soldiers to him, and whoever overpowers the other will decide their fate. If Golyas kills him, then all Yidden are his Avadim.
And if the Yid overpowers Golyas, then all the Pelishtim lost the battle. Everybody was terrified until Dovid arrived. When Dovid’s older brother Eliav saw Dovid, he accused him of being a wicked shepherd, who isn’t doing his job of taking care of the sheep. Dovid could have told him that his father Yishai sent him to the battlefield, but Dovid said nothing. Why?
Notice how Dovid has no interest in defending himself to his big brother. A true Melech has Middas HaHish'tavus, i.e., he doesn’t care if people love him or hate him! He has only Hashem, and he doesn’t need people! The Chovos Halvavos at the beginning of Shaar HaBitachon says that if you have Bitachon in humans, then Hashem leaves you in their hands.
