Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.
Prayer is the Christian's unfailing weapon when all others fail. No enemy can silence it. But what good is all our crying out if God does not hear? David could not afford the luxury of empty custom; his life depended on being heard.
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His mind was so full of prayer that before he could order his thoughts he cried out for hearing. The petition conceived inwardly by the Spirit he expressed aloud with his tongue.
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Betrayed in his own country by his own countrymen, the Ziphites proved that a good man cannot expect safety until heaven. Yet David appeals only to God's strength and God's name, making them his sole refuge. Men will fail you; God will not.
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Commenting on Psalm 54:1-3