I had said in my alarm, “I am cut off from your sight.” But you heard the voice of my pleas for mercy when I cried to you for help.
David cries out from the depths of terror, having endured one danger after another, and makes his whole case rest upon trust in the Lord alone. He brings before God nothing but faith, for he understands that hope placed in God cannot possibly be disappointed, and on that confidence alone he builds his prayer for deliverance.
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Commenting on Psalm 31:1-24
Being full of faith, the psalmist gives glory to God for the mercy which he is assured will be his position.
Commenting on Psalm 31:19
Hasty words are but a moment on the tongue, but they lie for years on the conscience. Unbelief will lodge in the corner of even the firmest believer's heart and vent spiteful things against the Lord when providence runs rough. Yet God hears prayer even when we labor under doubts that dishonor His name, a wonder of wonders.
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