Psalms 86:3
Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
BSB
ASV
Be merciful unto me, O Lord; For unto thee do I cry all the day long.
KJV
Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
Be merciful unto me, O Lord,.... In my distressed and miserable condition, being an object of mercy, pity, and compassion; this petition is used by Christ in Psa 41:10. for I cry unto thee daily; or "all the day"; every day, and several times in a day, Psa 55:17 constant and importunate prayer is the duty of saints, and available with God, 1Th 5:17. Christ was much in the exercise of it, Luk 6:12.
Therefore, the Word is our educator who heals the unnatural passions of our soul with his counsel. The art of healing, strictly speaking, is the relief of the ills of the body, an art learned through human wisdom. Yet, the only true divine healer of human sickness, the holy comforter of the soul when it is ill, is the Word of the Father. Scripture says, "Save your servant, O my God, who puts his trust in you. Have mercy on me, O Lord, because I have cried to you the whole day through."
Be merciful unto me, O Lord. The best of men need mercy, and appeal to mercy, yea to nothing else but mercy; they need it for themselves, and crave it eagerly of their God as a personal requisite. For I cry unto thee daily. Is there not a promise that importunity shall prevail? May we not, then, plead our importunity as an argument with God? He who prays every day, and all the day, for so the word may mean, may rest assured that the Lord will hear him in the day of his need.
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The walk8
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Ephesians 6:18Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
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Pray without ceasing.
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—
But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
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Psalms 25:5Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.
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Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.
Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
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Psalms 57:1Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
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He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
