Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
When Saul cornered David in that cave, the man might have panicked or done something rash, as desperate people do. Instead this Psalm shows David kept his composure, held fast to God in assured confidence, and gave himself to prayer rather than taking any step God had not warranted. That is the mark of true faith.
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Commenting on Psalm 142:1-7
Attend unto my cry. Men of God look upon prayer as a reality, and they are not content without having an audience with God; moreover, they have such confidence in the Lord's condescending grace, that they hope he will even attend to that poor broken prayer which can only be described as a cry.
When David was court favorite, he had many friends; when he became an outlaw, none would shelter him or speak for him. Winter came and his swallow-friends were gone. Yet in this very desertion he foreshadows Christ, who was forsaken of all men and trod the wine-press alone, with none to help or uphold Him.
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Commenting on Psalm 142:4-7