Here we have, I. A general petition for audience repeated: Let my cry come near before thee ; and again, Let my supplication come before thee . He calls his prayer his cry , which denotes the fervency and vehemence of it, and his supplication , which denotes the humility of it. We must come to God as beggars come to our doors for an alms. He is concerned that his prayer might come before God, migh...