They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
Ver. 5. They looked unto him, and were lightened] They, that is, my servants and fellow soldiers who accompanied me first to Nob, 1 Samuel 21:2; 1Sa 21:4 Matthew 12:3,4, and afterwards to Gath (as it is probable); these being in the same danger, looked likewise unto God by faith, hope, and prayer; and were lightened; that is, comforted, cheered, directed, yea, delivered together with David. Or, they flowed together, viz. to God, as rivers roll to the sea, or malefactors run to the sanctuary, Isaiah 2:2; Isaiah 60:5 .
And their faces were not ashamed] i.e. They were not repulsed, disappointed, made to hide their heads, as Revelation 6:15,16 .