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He said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who knows whether Yahweh will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?
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Prayer Based on Hope, Not Promise
Commentators explain that David's prayer was not based on a specific promise, but on a profound hope in God's character. He fasted and wept because he knew God is gracious and could choose to spare the child. This serves as a model for believers to pray earnestly for specific outcomes, trusting in God's general mercy even when the future is uncertain.
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2 Samuel
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said, while the child was yet alive And so there was hope it might be continued:
I fasted …
Presbyterian
David now penned the 51st Psalm, in which, though he had been assured that his sin was pardoned, he prays earnestly for pardon and greatly laments …
