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4Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place.
Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. …
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. …
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)In this part of the psalm we have, I. A general account of David’s experience, and his pious resolutions ( Ps. 116:1 , 2 ), which are as the contents of the whole psalm, and give an idea of it. 1. He had experienced God’s goodness to him in answer to prayer: He has heard my voice and my supplications . David, in straits, had humbly and earnestly begged mercy of God, and God had heard him, that is,…
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