The psalmist here tells us, for our instruction, 1. How he was disowned and deserted by his friends, Ps. 142:4. When he was in favour at court he seemed to have a great interest, but when he was made an out-law, and it was dangerous for any one to harbour him (witness Ahimelech’s fate), then no man would know him , but every body was shy of him. He looked on his right hand for an advocate (Ps. 109...