Here’s a man of mercy who will give over the city to his son rather than fight a battle against his son. Here’s a man of mercy who will give life back to a man who was just heaping abuse on him. Here’s a man who will cry over his usurping son when he’s killed. “Absalom, my son!” And there’s that mercy side of David that comes out. So the Son of David is not just a messianic ruler title. It is that, but it’s also the one [from whom] people are seeking help. Look at those titles in Matt 9:27 or Matt