Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
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
Bow down thine ear to me. Condescend to my low estate; listen to me attentively as one who would hear every word. Heaven with its transcendent glories of harmony might well engross the divine ear, but yet the Lord has an hourly regard to the weakest moanings of his poorest people. Deliver me speedily.
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