I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
David protests his innocence here, he was falsely charged with treason against Saul, yet brought no deceit to his prayer. He asks God to be his judge and to render sentence in his favor, since his righteous cause deserves a hearing before the throne of mercy.
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Commenting on Psalm 17:1-15
"I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God." Thou hast always heard me, O my Lord, and therefore I have the utmost confidence in again approaching thine altar. Experience is a blessed teacher. He who has tried the faithfulness of God in hours of need, has great boldness in laying his case before the throne.
David pleads with God as his judge and appeals for a fair hearing of his righteous cause. He stakes his prayer on sincerity, his heart agrees with his mouth, not feigned words, and on his long habit of calling upon God, so trouble finds him already at prayer.
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Commenting on Psalm 17:1-7