Word
of God
But
he answering, said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread only,
but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
The
Gospel According to Matthew 4:4
Psalm
17:1-2
Prefaced
& Edited by Doktor Riktor Von Zhades
1
Hear the right, O Lord, consider my cry: hearken unto my prayer of
lips unfeigned. 2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence, and
let thine eyes behold equity.
GNV
Translation
1
Hear HaShem, what is just; heed my cry, give ear to my prayer,
uttered without guile 2 My vindication will come from you; Your eyes
will be hold what is right
JPS
Translation Ed. 1985
Brethren:
When
we come before the Lord in prayer be certain it is with a pure heart,
and sincerity. Trust in His judgments and believe that He will
deliver upon you requests. Remember that he is fully able to freely
search out your most innermost thoughts; as such, keep them free from
all evil, and your heart from all vindictiveness and deceitfulness.
Dr.
Riktor Von Zhades - Servant of Christ.
“As
there is a time to weep and a time to rejoice, so there is a time for
praise and a time for prayer.[For] without were fightings, [and]
within were fears, and both urged him as a suppliant to the throne of
mercy. He addresses himself to God in these verses both by way of
appeal (Hear the right, O Lord! let my righteous cause have a hearing
before thy tribunal, and give judgment upon it) and by way of
petition; [that is to say] “Give ear unto my prayer “
Not
that God needs to be thus pressed with our importunity, but he gives
us leave thus to express our earnest desire of his gracious answers
to our prayers. These things he pleads with God for audience.
He
was sincere, and did not dissemble with God in his prayer: It goeth
not out of feigned lips. He meant as he spoke, and the feelings of
his mind agreed with the expressions of his mouth. Feigned prayers
are fruitless; but, if our hearts lead our prayers, God will meet
them with his favour. Likewise that he had been used to pray at other
times, and it was not his distress and danger that now first brought
him to his duty: ‘I have called upon thee formerly; therefore,
Lord, hear me now.’ It will be a great comfort to us if trouble,
when it comes, find the wheels of prayer a-going, for then we may
come with the more boldness to the throne of grace. Tradesmen are
willing to oblige those that have been long their customers.”
Matthew
Henry 17th Century Theologian
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