They have seen thy goings, O God; [even] the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

Ver. 24. They have seen thy goings, O God] Namely, the holy manner of conducting the ark with even and proportionable restings and settings down (Diod.). See 2 Samuel 6:13. The ark is here and elsewhere called God, because a symbol of his special presence. When we are called to hear God's word, and pray publicly, though we see not God, yet we may see his goings Deus enim ipse chorum agit, et primas tenet in illo incessu (Vatab.).

Of my God, my King] David, though he were a king, yet held himself but God's mandatory, or substitute.

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