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Listen to the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; For to you do I pray.
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Your Cry is a Prayer
Commentators note that David's prayer is a "cry," not a polished speech. This shows that God welcomes our raw, earnest, and even desperate pleas. As Charles Spurgeon highlights, even a king like God graciously listens to a child-like cry. This encourages us that we don't need perfect words, just a heart turned toward Him in our time of need.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hearken unto the voice of my cry — My cry for assistance. The word “voice” refers to the utterance of his desires, or to his “expressed” w…
19th Century
Baptist
Hearken unto the voice of my cry
"When I have not confidence or comfort enough to present a well-ordered prayer to you; but, like a…
16th Century
Protestant
I do not presume to determine with certainty whether David, in this psalm, bewails the wrongs which he suffered from his enemies at some particular…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Hearken to the voice of my cry Which seems to intend more than groans or words, even a loud outcry, as of a person i…
God is a prayer-hearing God. He has always been so, and he is still as ready to hear prayer as ever. The most encouraging principle of prayer, and …
13th Century
Catholic
1. Previously, the psalmist openly prayed against his persecutors; here he prays against the deceitful, that he may not be misled.
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