Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me! O LORD, be my helper!”
David had flatted himself too confidently in his prosperity, and security bred carelessness that God rightly chastised. When Absalom's rebellion was crushed and David returned to his throne, he dedicated his house with thanksgiving, confessing both his former false confidence and God's faithful discipline toward him.
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Commenting on Psalm 30:1-12
Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me. A short and comprehensive petition, available at all seasons, let us use it full often. It is the publican's prayer; be it ours. If God hears prayer, it is a great act of mercy; our petitions do not merit a reply. Lord, be thou my helper. Another compact, expressive, ever fitting prayer.
Prosperity makes us dream that things will always be so, and we foolishly imagine our mountain stands strong by our own wisdom or fortitude, forgetting we owe it all to divine favor alone. We forget that it is earth still, only raised higher, not heaven.
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Commenting on Psalm 30:6-12