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Psalms 27:7

Psalms 27:7
Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice,.... Which is to be understood of prayer, and that in the time of distress; and of vocal prayer, as distinguished from mental prayer; and the phrase denotes the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice - This earnest prayer seems to have been prompted by a returning sense of danger. He had had assurance of the divine favor. He had found God ready to help him.…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 27:7-14

David in these verses expresses,

I. His desire towards God, in many petitions. If he cannot now go up to the house of the Lord, yet, wherever he is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Psalms 27:7-14

The tone of the Psalm changes abruptly to plaintive and anxious supplication. God seems to be on the point of hiding His face.

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