This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles, so that when a humble person cries to the Lord He hears and rescues from every trouble. The poor man is humble, subdued and contrite in heart and spirit, afflicted and needy, who humbles himself, seeks God with all the heart, and hides in Jesus with contrition of soul. He includes those destitute in hunger, nakedness and distress who cry to God.
The Lord's hearing is His goodness, tender regard and loving-kindness toward such humble trust, tasted by those who humble themselves and seek Him with all the heart. That loving-kindness is seen in answers such as the slow improvement of a sick person. This deliverance calls for continual trust and lifelong praise, and the whole psalm, in fact every verse of it, contains important lessons on humble trust that are to be taken to heart.
Daily contrition and a poor, humble, contrite spirit bring nearness to God and revival of heart. This gives the great advantage of not building up self but letting the Lord work His will in and through His people. The promise gives Philip courage to press through obstacles trusting that God hears and rescues those who seek Him. It gives strength to endure raving and anathemas from those who hate the law without taking notice because the Lord is strength, and it helps children tempted to speak or act wrongly to ask God in faith for strength to resist Satan and do right.
The destitute poor do not cry in vain when they cry to God in hunger, nakedness and distress, for Jesus who died for rich and poor alike sees both. Loading the body with costly jewels, gaudy display and needless extravagance while thousands shiver in nakedness and hunger makes an idol of self and turns from God to self. Such needless expenditure and decking the body with flashing jewels violates justice and eternal principles of right and wrong, dishonors God and leaves no one who does it guiltless. At the last day the poor will rise in judgment to condemn those who lived for selfish gratification and pride, when sentence will be passed that many were in nakedness and starvation while the rich squandered money on themselves.
This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles, so that when a humble person cries to the Lord He hears and rescues from every trouble. The poor man is humble, subdued and contrite in heart and spirit, afflicted and needy, who humbles himself, seeks God with all the heart, and hides in Jesus with contrition of soul. He includes those destitute in hunger, nakedness and distress who cry to God.
The Lord's hearing is His goodness, tender regard and loving-kindness toward such humble trust, tasted by those who humble themselves and seek Him with all the heart. That loving-kindness is seen in answers such as the slow improvement of a sick person. This deliverance calls for continual trust and lifelong praise, and the whole psalm, in fact every verse of it, contains important lessons on humble trust that are to be taken to heart.
Daily contrition and a poor, humble, contrite spirit bring nearness to God and revival of heart. This gives the great advantage of not building up self but letting the Lord work His will in and through His people. The promise gives Philip courage to press through obstacles trusting that God hears and rescues those who seek Him. It gives strength to endure raving and anathemas from those who hate the law without taking notice because the Lord is strength, and it helps children tempted to speak or act wrongly to ask God in faith for strength to resist Satan and do right.
The destitute poor do not cry in vain when they cry to God in hunger, nakedness and distress, for Jesus who died for rich and poor alike sees both. Loading the body with costly jewels, gaudy display and needless extravagance while thousands shiver in nakedness and hunger makes an idol of self and turns from God to self. Such needless expenditure and decking the body with flashing jewels violates justice and eternal principles of right and wrong, dishonors God and leaves no one who does it guiltless. At the last day the poor will rise in judgment to condemn those who lived for selfish gratification and pride, when sentence will be passed that many were in nakedness and starvation while the rich squandered money on themselves.