Psalms 55:1. Give ear to my prayer, O God;
All the saints pray. There is no exception to this rule. And in their times of trouble they pray with greater vehemence than ever. They delight in prayer. But observe how eager they are that God should hear them. It is not praying for praying’s sake - for the use of good words only. "Give ear to my prayer, O God."
Psalms 55:1. And hide not thyself from my supplication.
When a man passes by his fellow in his distress, he is said to hide himself.
O God, do not pass me by, When thou hearest my plaintive voice, do not hurry on and leave me to my woes. Forget not, beloved, that our Lord Jesus Christ did suffer the hidings of God’s face. You and I may trust that in our hour of prayer we shall not have to do so. "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" But even if we should have to drink of that cup, better lips than ours have tasted its bitterness long ago.
Psalms 55:1. Give ear to my prayer, O God;
All the saints pray. There is no exception to this rule. And in their times of trouble they pray with greater vehemence than ever. They delight in prayer. But observe how eager they are that God should hear them. It is not praying for praying’s sake - for the use of good words only. "Give ear to my prayer, O God."
Psalms 55:1. And hide not thyself from my supplication.
When a man passes by his fellow in his distress, he is said to hide himself.
O God, do not pass me by, When thou hearest my plaintive voice, do not hurry on and leave me to my woes. Forget not, beloved, that our Lord Jesus Christ did suffer the hidings of God’s face. You and I may trust that in our hour of prayer we shall not have to do so. "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" But even if we should have to drink of that cup, better lips than ours have tasted its bitterness long ago.