Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
The psalm in which this petition stands is one that lifts up divine law and sets forth God's Word as the standard to govern life. In it the servant pleads for generous dealing from God so that life may be granted and sustained for the purpose of keeping His word. That plea binds together utter dependence on God for life itself with wholehearted devotion and obedience to Him.
Such praying lays bare the consecration of heart and mind that God requires, a full giving of the inner life to Him. For this reason it is the prayer His servants are to make their own continually.
The psalm in which this petition stands is one that lifts up divine law and sets forth God's Word as the standard to govern life. In it the servant pleads for generous dealing from God so that life may be granted and sustained for the purpose of keeping His word. That plea binds together utter dependence on God for life itself with wholehearted devotion and obedience to Him.
Such praying lays bare the consecration of heart and mind that God requires, a full giving of the inner life to Him. For this reason it is the prayer His servants are to make their own continually.