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I am yours. Save me, For I have sought your precepts.
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The Power of Belonging to God
The psalmist's prayer begins with a powerful declaration of identity: "I am thine." Commentators explain this isn't a claim of merit but a statement of faith based on God's actions—He has chosen, redeemed, and adopted the believer. This secure relationship, which scholars like John Calvin call a gift of "free adoption," becomes the foundation for confidently asking God for salvation. Because you belong to Him, you can appeal to Him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I am thine - All that he had, and was, belonged to God. This is an expression of a fact, and of a purpose: a fact about which he ha…
19th Century
Baptist
For I have sought thy precepts.
Notice how the psalmist here twice singles out the precepts rather than the promises; even hypocrit…
16th Century
Protestant
I am thine, save me. In the first place, he takes encouragement to pray from the consideration that he is one of God’s own stamp and coina…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I [am] thine, save me From all troubles and afflictions; from all enemies, temporal and spiritual; from Satan, and h…
The settling of God's word in heaven is opposed to the changes and upheavals of the earth. And the commitments of God's covenant are established mo…
