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3Be merciful{H8798)} unto me, O Lord: for I cry{H8799)} unto thee daily.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
Commentary
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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