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Be merciful to me, O Lord - It was mercy after all that he relied on, and not justice. It was not because he had any claim on the ground th…

Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah! The Psalmist again turns to the mercy of God. The word חנן, chanan, which I have translated as

Be merciful to me, O Lord
In my distressed and miserable condition, being an object of mercy, pity, and compassion; …

Our poverty and wretchedness, when felt, powerfully plead in our behalf at the throne of grace. The best self-preservation is to commit ourselves t…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes