Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my supplications, in which he
implores the Lord's help and mercy; IN THY FAITHFULNESS, by which God
keeps His promises, ANSWER ME, AND IN THY RIGHTEOUSNESS, which He
shows in relieving those who walk before Him in obedience to His holy
will.... [ Continue Reading ]
A PRAYER OF REPENTANCE AND A SIGH FOR MERCY.
A psalm of David, which sets forth the fundamental facts concerning
sin and grace, for which reason it was reckoned by Luther with the
Pauline psalms.... [ Continue Reading ]
And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, dealing with him
according to His strict and absolute justice; FOR IN THY SIGHT, before
the all seeing eye of the omniscient God, SHALL NO MAN LIVING BE
JUSTIFIED, not one human being can stand before God in his own
righteousness, allege the perfection o... [ Continue Reading ]
For the enemy hath persecuted my soul, seeking to obtain the highest
good which he possessed; HE HATH SMITTEN MY LIFE DOWN TO THE GROUND,
almost succeeding in his evil intention; HE HATH MADE ME TO DWELL IN
DARKNESS, AS THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN LONG DEAD, that is, David's enemies
intended his utter dest... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me, being faint by reason of
the long duration of his trials; MY HEART WITHIN ME IS DESOLATE, not
only forsaken, but almost rigid and motionless with fear and terror.... [ Continue Reading ]
I remember the days of old, when Jehovah was so evidently on his side;
I MEDITATE ON ALL THY WORKS, thinking over the many manifestations of
God's mercy and salvation in his life; I MUSE ON THE WORK OF THY
HANDS, God's guidance being so evident in the history of Israel.... [ Continue Reading ]
I stretch forth my hands unto Thee, in a gesture denoting both
helplessness and absolute reliance upon the mercy of the Lord; MY SOUL
THIRSTETH AFTER THEE AS A THIRSTY LAND, languishing with desire for
His help, as a thirsty land for rain. SELAH.... [ Continue Reading ]
Hear me speedily, O Lord, for haste was essential in this great
emergency; MY SPIRIT FAILETH, almost consumed with languishing. HIDE
NOT THY FACE FROM ME, in anger, LEST I BE LIKE UNTO THEM THAT GO DOWN
INTO THE PIT; repudiated by God, there is only one alternative,
eternal destruction. With this fa... [ Continue Reading ]
Cause me to hear Thy loving-kindness in the morning, so that with the
dawn of the new day the night of tribulation might be definitely
ended; FOR IN THEE DO I TRUST, Psalms 90:14. CAUSE ME TO KNOW THE WAY
WHEREIN I SHOULD WALK, that which finds the full approval of the Lord;
FOR I LIFT UP MY SOUL UN... [ Continue Reading ]
Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies; I flee unto Thee to hide me,
that is, he flees to the Lord as his true Refuge, seeking safety with
Him alone. In possession of salvation, however, the Lord's servant
desires to be in possession of sanctification also.... [ Continue Reading ]
Teach me to do Thy will, to conduct himself in all his dealings in
accordance with God's good pleasure; FOR THOU ART MY GOD, and the
heart of the believer, joined with that of his heavenly Father, his
highest good, in the most intimate fellowship, seeks only to conform
in his whole life to the stand... [ Continue Reading ]
Quicken me, O Lord, for Thy name's sake, in order that the name of
God, especially His mercy and love, might be magnified in consequence
of His act of deliverance; FOR THY RIGHTEOUSNESS' SAKE BRING MY SOUL
OUT OF TROUBLE, out of all distress and tribulation with which David
was then contending.... [ Continue Reading ]
And of Thy mercy, both by reason of His mercy and in order to make it
known, CUT OFF MINE ENEMIES AND DESTROY ALL THEM THAT AFFLICT MY SOUL,
by oppressions as described in this psalm; FOR I AM THY SERVANT, and
in helping him the Lord would magnify His own glory. Thus the hope of
all believers and th... [ Continue Reading ]