Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 132:10

"For thy servant David`s sake Turn not away the face of thine anointed." — Psalms 132:10 (ASV)

The most obvious interpretation of this verse is that which regards it as an intercession, based on the Divine partiality for David, on behalf of another prince—one of his successors—by the people at large. In the original passage (2 Chronicles 6:42), it is, of course, Solomon who prays for himself; here (see Introduction), we must naturally think of one of the Hasmonean princes. The expression "to turn away the face" (referring to a supplicant), instead of "turning from him," is borrowed from court etiquette. (Compare to 1 Kings 2:16, margin.)