Psalms 142:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul. There was no man, that would know me - This has been applied to the time in which our Lord was deserted by his disciples. As to the case of David in the cave of En-gedi, he had no refuge: for what were the handful of men that were with him to Saul and his army?