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Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, Nor his lovingkindness from me.
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Mercy is the Source
Commentators like Calvin and Henry emphasize that answered prayer is not something we earn. Rather, it is a direct result of God's mercy. As one scholar puts it, "It was not prayer that brought about the deliverance, but his mercy that sent it." God's lovingkindness is the true foundation for our hope and the reason our prayers are heard.
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Psalms
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer — That is, it is fitting that I should praise and adore God because he has gra…
19th Century
Anglican
Who has not turned ... — that is, he found himself able to pray, was not silenced. Notice the zeugma. God had not re…
16th Century
Protestant
Blessed be God! who has not turned away my prayer. He concludes the psalm, as he began it, with thanksgiving, and gives the reason for his…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Blessed [be] God, which has not turned away my prayer Has not been angry against it, shut it out, or covered himself…
We should declare to those who fear God what he has done for our souls, and how he has heard and answered our prayers, inviting them to join us in …
