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4Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.
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Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
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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