In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Called. All these words are in the future, 2 Kings and Hebrews. (Haydock)
But as they relate to an event that was past, they seem to be as well expressed here as they are in Duport's Greek Psalms. (Berthier)
Both are true; as David had prayed, and would continue to pray, for God's protection; otherwise he would have deserved to lose it. We must always pray, and never faint. (Haydock)
Temple, "from my heart "(St. Augustine) from the tabernacle at Gabaon, (Lyranus) or from heaven. (Chaldean) (Eusebius) (Calmet)
Earnest prayer is the best remedy against temptations and affliction. God will not fail to hear those who are sincere, as he did the prophet. (Worthington)
