"God, save me by Your name." David said before the Lord, our Master, that when he was pursued by his friend, if his friend caught him, he would accept being imprisoned. If the king pursued him, he would accept being executed. But if there was no one left to pursue him, he could only turn to God.
So David said to the Lord, "Save me by Your name. In Your might, judge me." As it is written (Deuteronomy 23:16), "You shall not hand over to his master a slave who seeks refuge with you." Just as a slave who worships idols can find refuge, how much more so a prince, the son of a prince, even for five generations.
As it is written (Ruth 4:21), "Salmon begot Boaz." "Do not hand me over to the king," said David. "Judge me in Your might, in the might of Your Torah." As it is written (Proverbs 8:14), "Mine are counsel and wisdom; I am understanding; might is mine."