A Prayer of David. Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
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Gill's Exposition
Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me,.... This is spoken of God after the manner of men, who, when they listen and attentively hearken to what is said to them, stoop and bow the head, and incline the…
Barnes' Notes
Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me - See the notes at Psa 5:1. For I am poor and needy - This is the reason here assigned why God should hear him. It is not a plea of merit. It is not that there was…
This psalm was published under the title of a prayer of David; not as if David sung all his prayers, but into some of his songs he inserted prayers; for a psalm will admit the expressions of any pious…
A series of petitions, each supported by the ground on which the Psalmist pleads for a hearing.
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