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145KOPH. I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.
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With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.
And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 145-146)Here we have, I. David’s good prayers, by which he sought to God for mercy; these he mentions here, not as boasting of them, or trusting to any merit in them, but reflecting upon them with comfort, that he had taken the appointed way to comfort. Observe here, 1. That he was inward with God in prayer; he prayed with his heart , and prayer is acceptable no further than the heart goes along with it.…
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