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I have called on you, for you will answer me, God: Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech.
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Prayer Fueled by Faith
Commentators widely agree that David's prayer is an act of profound faith. He calls upon God not just in hope, but with the conviction that God will answer. As John Calvin and Albert Barnes note, this confidence, rooted in God's character and past faithfulness, is what fuels and encourages his prayer.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I have called upon you, for you will hear me, O God - The meaning of this is, “I have called on you previously, and will do it stil…
19th Century
Anglican
( 6 ) I — is emphatic, “As for me, I,” etc.
Baptist
They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly. They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowi…
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16th Century
Protestant
I have called upon you, etc. This verb, being in the past tense, denotes a continued act; and therefore, it includes the present time. The…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I have called upon you In prayer. This had been the constant practice of the psalmist, and he still continued in it;…
This psalm is a prayer. Insincere prayers are fruitless; but if our hearts lead our prayers, God will meet them with His favor. The psalmist was ac…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. Above, the psalmist described the divine justice and showed that he kept it; here he puts forward a prayer in which he asks to be heard f…
