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146I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
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Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, …
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day. …
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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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