7. Hear, O Lord, when I crywith my voice. The pendulum of spirituality swings from
prayer to praise. The voice which in the last verse was tuned to music is here
turned to crying. As a good soldier, David knew how to handle his weapons, and
found himself much at home with the weapon of prayer. Note his anxiety to be
heard. Pharisees care not a fig for the Lord’s hearing them, so long as they
are heard by men, or charm their own pride with their seeming devotions; but
with a genuine person, the Lord’s ear is everything. The voice may be
profitably used even in private prayer; for though it is unnecessary, it is
often helpful, and aids in preventing distractions. Have mercy also upon me.
Mercy is the hope of sinners and the refuge of saints. All acceptable
petitioners dwell much upon this. And answer me. We may expect answers
to prayer, and should not be easy without them any more than we should be if we
had written a letter to a friend upon important business, and had received no
reply.
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