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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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Psalms
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 5:2
18th Century
Theologian
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…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 5:2
19th Century
Preacher
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…
John Calvin
On Psalms 5:1–2
16th Century
Theologian
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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John Gill
On Psalms 5:2
17th Century
Pastor
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…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 5:1–6
17th Century
Minister
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 …