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In you, Yahweh, do I take refuge. Let me never be put to shame: Deliver me in your righteousness.
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Trust is the Starting Point
Commentators like Spurgeon and Calvin highlight that David's prayer begins not with a request, but with a declaration of trust. This confidence in God is the 'fulcrum' or foundation for every petition that follows. It teaches that effective prayer flows from a relationship of established faith in God's character.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust - This is the ground of the petitions that follow, or the reason why the psalmist thus appeals t…
19th Century
Anglican
The words of this verse are interesting as being the last words of Xavier, and as concluding the Te Deum.
Psalms 31:1–3 …
Baptist
In you, O LORD, do I put my trust; (Psalms 31:1).
This is a good beginning; this is the fulcrum which will give us the …
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16th Century
Protestant
In thee, O Jehovah! have I put my trust. Some are of the opinion that this psalm was composed by David, after he had most unexpectedly esc…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust Not in any creature, but in the Lord Jehovah; the Targum, "in your Word"; the ess…
Faith and prayer must go together, for the prayer of faith is the prevailing prayer. David gave up his soul in a special manner to God. And with th…
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