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I. WHAT DAVID PRAYED FOR. The audience which David prays for is not the bare act of hearing, in taking notice of what he said in prayer, for he knew well that would never be wanting in God towards man. But by hearing, he means God's favourable act of audience, testified by gracious answers (Psalm 143:1).

1. He knew that God did often, for just causes, deny to give such gracious answers, even to the prayers of His servants.

(1) When He would bumble them, and correct them for their sins (Psalm 66:18).

(2) When He would stir them up to more zeal and fervency in prayer (Matthew 15:22, etc.).

(3) When He will exercise them under some affliction (Psalm 22:1, 2).

II. THE MANNER OF DAVID'S PRAYING. He cried with his voice; which notes great fervency, zeal and earnestness.

1. Prayer is a good thing, and zealous affection in a good thing is always commendable (Galatians 4:18).

2. Zeal and fervency in prayer is very moving (James 5:16; Luke 11:8; Luke 18:1-5).

3. God's mercies, testified by gracious promises and answerable performances, notably encouraged him to be zealous and earnest in prayer (Psalm 22:4, 5; Psalm 107:6, 13, 19; Psalm 6:8, 9).

4. His own necessities urged him (Psalm 18:4-6).

III. DAVID'S ESTEEM OF THIS WORK OF GOD, WHEN HE GIVES AUDIENCE AND ANSWERS TO HIS PRAYERS. The reason is, because he, as every other man, stood guilty of sin, which separates between God and us (Psalm 59:2).

(T. Pierson.)

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

WEB: Hear, Yahweh, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me.