Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
Attend unto me, and hear me. This is the third time he prays the same prayer. He is in earnest, in deep and bitter earnest. If his God do not hear, he feels that all is over with him. He begs for his God to be a listener and an answerer. I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise.
Prayer is a salve for every sore and relief under every burden. David begs God what he could not obtain from Saul or his enemies: to hear and answer him. His tears and groans, great griefs that cannot be stifled, spring from the enemy's menaces and insults, much as the mob was stirred against the Son of David to cry, Crucify Him.
AI summary
Commenting on Psalm 55:1-8
Attend unto me, and hear me,.... So as to answer, and that immediately and directly, his case requiring present help; I mourn in my complaint; or "in my meditation" (p); solitary thoughts, and melancholy views of things. Saints have their complaints, on account of their sins and corruptions, their barrenness and unfruitfulness, and the decay of vital religion in them; and because of the low...