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2Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
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Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. …
Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.
A Prayer of David. Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-8)Faith and prayer must go together. He that believes, let his pray— I believe, therefore I have spoken : and he that prays, let him believe, for the prayer of faith is the prevailing prayer. We have both here. I. David, in distress, is very earnest with God in prayer for succour and relief. This eases a burdened spirit, fetches in promised mercies, and wonderfully supports and comforts the soul in…
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