I will rejoice and be glad in your steadfast love, because you have seen my affliction; you have known the distress of my soul,
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
I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy. For mercy past he is grateful, and for mercy future, which he believingly anticipates, he is joyful. In our most importunate intercessions, we must find breathing time to bless the Lord: praise is never a hindrance to prayer, but rather a lively refreshment therein.
Faith and prayer must go together: he that believes, let him pray; he that prays, let him believe. David pours out urgent supplication, seeking not only mercy but righteousness from God as his Judge against his unrighteous persecutors, and begging speedily for deliverance lest his faith fail if it be long deferred.
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Commenting on Psalm 31:1-8