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Be pleased, Yahweh, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, Yahweh.
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Praying with Urgency and Humility
Commentators like Calvin and Spurgeon highlight that this prayer is a model for believers in distress. The plea "make haste" shows that it's right to express our urgent need to God. At the same time, the phrase "Be pleased" demonstrates a humble reliance on God's free mercy and goodwill, not on our own merit. We can cry out for immediate help while trusting entirely in His grace.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me - That is, in these troubles and sorrows. See (Matthew 26:39). The prayer is that, if…
19th Century
Anglican
Be pleased. —From this verse onward, with some slight variations that will be noted under that psalm, this passage occurs…
Baptist
Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me.
You may pray like that and yet be a true believer. The man who is …
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16th Century
Protestant
Be thou pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me. The verb David uses here signifies desiring something from pure kindness and goodwill. Therefor…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me From the innumerable evils which compassed him about; from sinful men, and from de…
The best saints see themselves undone unless continually preserved by the grace of God. But see the frightful view the psalmist had of sin. This ma…
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13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding psalms, the psalmist asked for divine help against the malice of the wicked and showed his intention to be cautious. Her…
