For the LORD hears the needy and does not despise his own people who are prisoners.
David here resembles the twenty-second psalm in lamenting the cruelty of his enemies, though we cannot fix which persecution occasioned it, Saul's or Absalom's. Yet the New Testament quotes it of Christ at least seven times, making clear it is prophetic of Him. David's affliction did not shake his trust in God or weaken his holy conduct; rather, his zeal for God's glory provoked the world's hatred against him.
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Commenting on Psalm 69:1-36
Earthly kings turn a deaf ear to the poor, but the King of Heaven listens to every cry. Christ descended lower than any man could sink, yet the Lord raised Him up, and He will lift us from whatever depth we fall to. God's prisoners are prisoners of hope, and He despises no honest prayer.
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The humble and afflicted see God's readiness to hear the poor and favor His captives, and this observation brings them gladness. Spiritual sacrifices of thanksgiving please Him far more than oxen or bullocks ever could. Let all who are poor and imprisoned in spirit rejoice in His gracious visits and take heart that He will enlarge them.
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Commenting on Psalm 69:30-36