David as king only for Saul to persecute and try to kill him (1 Sam. 16–31). We can only imagine David’s descent into utter despair from the exhilaration of being anointed king. Such a pattern fits the unfolding narrative of Psalms 2–7, which then ends on a high note of praise and exaltation. In other words, we see that David prefigures Jesus in his mountaintop experience that ends in despair when Christ’s glorious birth, attended by the angelic host and accompanied by gifts of royalty, quickly descends