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1A Prayer of David. Bow down{H8685)} thine ear, O LORD, hear{H8798)} me: for I am poor and needy.
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Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-7)This psalm was published under the title of a prayer of David ; not as if David sung all his prayers, but into some of his songs he inserted prayers; for a psalm will admit the expressions of any pious and devout affections. But it is observable how very plain the language of this psalm is, and how little there is in it of poetic flights or figures, in comparison with some other psalms; for the fl…
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