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For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; Abundant in lovingkindness to all those who call on you.
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God's Character Invites Prayer
Commentators unanimously agree that this verse shifts the argument of the prayer. The psalmist moves from pleading based on his own need to appealing based on God's very nature. His goodness, readiness to forgive, and mercy are the foundation for confident prayer. As one scholar notes, prayer would be useless if God were not this way.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For thou, Lord, art good ... - This is another reason why God should hear his prayer; and it is a reason which may be properly urge…
19th Century
Anglican
For you. —Until now the psalmist has only put forward his needs in various aspects as a plea for God’s compassion. Now, not withou…
16th Century
Protestant
For you, O Lord, are good and propitious. We have here a confirmation of the whole preceding doctrine, derived from the nature of God. It …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For you, Lord, are good Essentially and independently good, from whom every good and perfect gift comes; good in him…
Our poverty and wretchedness, when felt, powerfully plead in our behalf at the throne of grace. The best self-preservation is to commit ourselves t…
