Psalms 5:2

“Hearken unto the voice of my cry, etc.] Which seems to intend more than groans or words, even a loud outcry, as of a person in great distress; such as the strong crying of Christ, in the days of his flesh, when on the cross, forsaken by God, deserted by his friends, and surrounded by his enemies, (<580507>Hebrews 5:7); and such, in some measure, was the case of David. The arguments used by him, that the Lord would hearken to him, are as follow: and the first is taken from his interest in the Lord, and his relation to him, my King and my God; the Lord was David’s King in a civil sense; though David was a king over others, yet the Lord, who is the King of kings, was King over him, and he owned…”

“Hearken--incline the ear (Psa 10:17; compare Psa 61:2) --give close attention. my cry--that is, for help (Psa 61:2; Jer 8:19). my King--thus by covenant relation interested in my cause.”

“Hearken unto the voice of my cry - My cry for assistance. The word “voice” refers to the utterance of his desires, or to his “expressed” wishes in a time of trouble. My King, and my God - Though he was himself a king, yet he acknowledged his subjection to God as his supreme Ruler, and looked up to Him to protect him in his dangers, and to restore him to his rights. He was, at the same time, his God - his covenant God - to whom he felt that he was permitted to come in the hour of trouble, and whose blessing he was permitted to invoke. For unto thee will I pray - He had no one else to go to in his troubles, and he felt that he “might” approach the living God. It was his fixed purpose - his…”

“unto the: Psa 3:4 my King: Psa 10:16, Psa 24:7, Psa 24:8, Psa 44:4, Psa 47:6, Psa 47:7, Psa 74:12, Psa 99:1-4, Psa 145:1; Isa 33:22 unto thee: Psa 65:2 Psalms 5:3”