2. O thou that hearest prayer. This is
thy name, thy nature, thy glory. God not only has heard, but is now hearing
prayer, and always must hear prayer, since he is an immutable being, and never
changes in his attributes. What a delightful tide for the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ! Every right and sincere prayer is as surely heard as it is
offered. Here the psalmist brings in the personal pronoun thou; notice
how often “thou,” “thee,” and “thy” occur in this hymn; David evidently believed in a personal God, and
did not adore a mere idea or abstraction. Unto thee shall all flesh come.
This will encourage people of all nations to become suppliants to the one and
only God, who proves his Deity by answering those who seek his face. Flesh they
are, and therefore weak; frail and sinful, they need to pray; and thou art such
a God as they need, for thou art touched with compassion, to hear the cries of
poor flesh and blood. To come to God is the life of true religion; we come
weeping in conversion, hoping in supplication, rejoicing in praise, and
delighting in service. Each one who tries the true God is encouraged by his own
success to persuade others also, and so the kingdom of God comes to us, and we
to it.
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