Psalm 116:1-19 I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my supplications. A prayer is an appeal from helplessness to power. No wonder that prayer in its prompting and incentiveness is always attributed to the Holy Spirit. David says, "He has heard my cry and my supplications." All the language is not on one side. I sent a letter to a certain city across the Atlantic, believing that the mail would carry my missive, that the British flag under which the mail ship sailed would protect her in safety across the Atlantic, and that thus my epistle would reach its destination. In due course a reply comes, showing that my expectations were fulfilled. You could not reason me out of my belief; you might go into discussion about the mighty leagues of ocean that separate Glasgow from Chicago, but you could not reason me out of my belief when I had that reply in my hand. There are men who as literally and as definitely have had a reply from God to their cry. They can say with David, "God has heard my voice and my supplication;" they have got the proof; they have received the reply. (J. Robertson.) Parallel Verses KJV: I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.WEB: I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy. |
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