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Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, For my soul takes refuge in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, Until disaster has passed.
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An Urgent Plea for Mercy
Commentators note that David's repetition of "Be merciful unto me" reveals the depth of his distress and the urgency of his situation. Scholars like Spurgeon and Calvin explain this repeated cry shows an intense awareness that his only hope is God's mercy, sought with passionate importunity. It models a prayer for times of overwhelming trouble.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Be merciful unto me, O God — This is the same beginning as the former psalm—a cry for mercy. An overwhelming sense of trouble and d…
19th Century
Anglican
Trusts. — Better, has taken refuge. The future tense of the same verb occurs in the next clause.
Shadow of…
Baptist
Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me:
He pleads twice, for his was an urgent case. He would have the Lord help him at on…
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16th Century
Protestant
Be merciful unto me, O God! The repetition of the prayer proves that the grief, the anxiety, and the apprehension that filled David at thi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Be merciful unto me, O God Or "be gracious to me" F11; which words are repeated by him. "Be merciful", or "gracious…
All David's dependence is upon God. The most eminent believers often need to repeat the publican's prayer, God be merciful to me a sinner.…
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